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忙中有錯

简忙中有错 · 繁忙中有錯

Mandarin · pinyin máng zhōng yǒu cuò

rushed work leads to errors (idiom)

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忙: máng · busy, pressed for time; hustling
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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2–1–3–4 · mang2 zhong1 you3 cuo4

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mong4 zung1 jau5 co3

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