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錯

简错 · 繁錯

Mandarin · pinyin cuò#

Mandarin · pinyin Cuò#

surname Cuo

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錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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4 · cuo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

co3 · cok3 · cou3 · laap6

Cantonese word readings for 錯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

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wrong; erroneous; incorrect
(in fixed expressions) bad; poor; inferior; substandard
to make a mistake; to blunder; to err
error; mistake; fault
(in lake names of Tibet) lake

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to inlay with gold, silver, etc.
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to grind; to polish
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) (alt. form 厝) coarse whetstone; grindstone
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to mix; to blend
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be in disorder; disorderly
to criss-cross; interlocking
to separate; to stagger
to turn

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 措 (cuò, “to place; to carry out”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 措 (cuò, “to abandon; to cease; to reject”)

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(chemistry, obsolete) Alternative name for 鈰／铈 (shì, “cerium”).

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