口误 口誤
口误 口誤 kǒu wù ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˋ hau2 ng6
- to misspeak; to get one's words mixed up
- a slip of the tongue
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口
- 人口 rén kǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ jan4 hau2 population
- 借口 jiè kǒu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ ze3 hau2 to use as an excuse
- 伤口 傷口 shāng kǒu ㄕㄤ ㄎㄡˇ soeng1 hau2 wound
- 入口 rù kǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ jap6 hau2 entrance
- 出口 chū kǒu ㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇ ceot1 hau2 an exit
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- 口令 kǒu lìng ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ hau2 ling6 oral command
- 口吃 kǒu chī ㄎㄡˇ ㄔ hau2 hek3 to stammer; to stutter
- 口吻 kǒu wěn ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄣˇ hau2 man5 tone of voice
- 口味 kǒu wèi ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ hau2 mei6 a person's preferences
- 口哨 kǒu shào ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋ hau2 saau3 whistle
- 口子 kǒu zi ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ hau2 zi2 hole
- 口径 口徑 kǒu jìng ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hau2 ging3 bore; caliber; diameter; aperture
- 口感 kǒu gǎn ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢˇ hau2 gam2 mouthfeel; texture (of food)
- 口才 kǒu cái ㄎㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ hau2 coi4 eloquence
- 口气 口氣 kǒu qì ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ hau2 hei3 tone of voice
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 口碑 kǒu bēi ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄟ hau2 bei1 public praise
- 口红 口紅 kǒu hóng ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ hau2 hung4 lipstick
- 口罩 kǒu zhào ㄎㄡˇ ㄓㄠˋ hau2 zaau3 mask (surgical etc)
- 口腔 kǒu qiāng ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄤ hau2 hong1 oral cavity
误 誤
- 失误 失誤 shī wù ㄕ ㄨˋ sat1 ng6 lapse
- 延误 延誤 yán wù ㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋ jin4 ng6 to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
- 耽误 耽誤 dān wu ㄉㄢ ˙ㄨ daam1 ng6 to delay
- 误区 誤區 wù qū ㄨˋ ㄑㄩ ng6 keoi1 mistaken ideas; misconceptions; the error of one's ways
- 误导 誤導 wù dǎo ㄨˋ ㄉㄠˇ ng6 dou6 to mislead
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- 误差 誤差 wù chā ㄨˋ ㄔㄚ ng6 caa1 difference
- 误会 誤會 wù huì ㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ng6 wui6 to misunderstand
- 误解 誤解 wù jiě ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ng6 gaai2 to misunderstand
- 误点 誤點 wù diǎn ㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ng6 dim2 not on time
- 错误 錯誤 cuò wù ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ co3 ng6 mistaken; false; wrong
- 不误 不誤 bù wù ㄅㄨˋ ㄨˋ bat1 ng6 used in expressions of the form 照 + {verb} + 不误, in which 照 means "as before", and the overall meaning is "carry on (doing sth) regardless" or "continue (to do sth) in spite of changed circumstances", e.g. 照买不误, to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price hikes)
- 偏误 偏誤 piān wù ㄆㄧㄢ ㄨˋ pin1 ng6 bias (statistics)
- 刊误 刊誤 kān wù ㄎㄢ ㄨˋ hon2 ng6 to correct printing errors
- 勘误 勘誤 kān wù ㄎㄢ ㄨˋ ham3 ng6 to correct printing errors
- 差误 差誤 chā wù ㄔㄚ ㄨˋ caa1 ng6 mistake
- 担误 擔誤 dān wu ㄉㄢ ˙ㄨ daam1 ng6 variant of 耽误
- 正误 正誤 zhèng wù ㄓㄥˋ ㄨˋ zing3 ng6 true or false?
- 无误 無誤 wú wù ㄨˊ ㄨˋ mou4 ng6 verified
- 笔误 筆誤 bǐ wù ㄅㄧˇ ㄨˋ bat1 ng6 a slip of a pen
- 脱误 脫誤 tuō wù ㄊㄨㄛ ㄨˋ tyut3 ng6 omission
Idioms with these characters
- 碍口识羞 礙口識羞 ài kǒu shí xiū ㄞˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ngoi6 hau2 sik1 sau1 tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
- 百口莫辩 百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu mò biàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6 (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
- 闭口不谈 閉口不談 bì kǒu bù tán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4 to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
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- 闭口不言 閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4 to keep silent (idiom)
- 病从口入 病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- 冲口而出 衝口而出 chōng kǒu ér chū ㄔㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄦˊ ㄔㄨ cung1 hau2 ji4 ceot1 to blurt out without thinking (idiom)
- 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng ㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤ ceot1 hau2 sing4 zoeng1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
- 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ fat6 hau2 se4 sam1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
- 虎口余生 虎口餘生 hǔ kǒu yú shēng ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ fu2 hau2 jyu4 sang1 lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
- 祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨ wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1 Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
Example sentences
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有时候 有時候 口误 口誤 对 對 政治家 来 來 说 說 是 致命 的 。
A slip of the tongue is sometimes fatal to a politician.
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