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一錯再錯

简一错再错 · 繁一錯再錯

Mandarin · pinyin yī cuò zài cuò

to repeat errors
to continue blundering
to make continuous mistakes

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
再: zài · again, twice, re-
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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1–4–4–4 · yi1 cuo4 zai4 cuo4

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(idiomatic) to make the same mistake(s) again and again; to continue making error after error

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