誤入歧途

简 误入歧途 · 繁 誤入歧途
Mandarin · pinyin wù rù qí tú

Meanings

  1. to take a wrong step in life (idiom)
  2. to go astray
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誤
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入
rù · enter, come in(to), join
歧
qí · fork of road; branching off
途
tú · way, road, path, journey; course
误
wù · err, make mistake; interfere
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4–4–2–2 · wu4 ru4 qi2 tu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ng6 jap6 kei4 tou4

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  1. (idiomatic) to fall into the wrong path (in life); to be misguided; to go astray

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