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鑄成大錯

简铸成大错 · 繁鑄成大錯

Mandarin · pinyin zhù chéng dà cuò

to make a serious mistake (idiom)

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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
铸: zhù · melt, cast; coin, mint
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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4–2–4–4 · zhu4 cheng2 da4 cuo4

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(idiomatic) to make a grave and irreversible mistake

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