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誤打誤撞

简误打误撞 · 繁誤打誤撞

Mandarin · pinyin wù dǎ wù zhuàng

accidentally
to act before thinking

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
撞: zhuàng · knock against, bump into, collide
误: wù · err, make mistake; interfere

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4–3–4–4 · wu4 da3 wu4 zhuang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ng6 daa2 ng6 zong6

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(idiomatic) by accident; by chance

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