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大錯特錯

简大错特错 · 繁大錯特錯

Mandarin · pinyin dà cuò tè cuò

to be gravely mistaken (idiom)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
特: tè · special, unique, distinguished
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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4–4–4–4 · da4 cuo4 te4 cuo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 co3 dak6 co3

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(idiomatic) to be as wrong as wrong can be; to be utterly wrong; to be grievously mistaken

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