大錯特錯

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	mistake; error; blunder mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong	special; unusual; extraordinary special; unusual; extraordinary; male animal	mistake; error; blunder mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong
trad. (大錯特錯)		大	錯	特	錯
simp. (大错特错)		大	错	特	错

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàcuòtècuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄜˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ co³ dak⁶ co³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàcuòtècuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄜˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàcuòtècuò
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-tsʻo⁴-tʻê⁴-tsʻo⁴
    • Yale: dà-tswò-tè-tswò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahtsuohtehtsuoh
    • Palladius: дацотэцо (dacotɛco)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ co³ dak⁶ co³
    • Yale: daaih cho dahk cho
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ tso³ dak⁹ tso³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ co³ deg⁶ co³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² t͡sʰɔː³³ tɐk̚² t͡sʰɔː³³/

Idiom

大錯特錯

1. to be as wrong as wrong can be; to be utterly wrong; to be grievously mistaken