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讹舛
error; false rumor; extort
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Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesnoun
error; mistake (in text)
literaryA literary term, often used to describe textual or typographical errors.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
yóu由
yú于
jiào校
dìng订
cū粗
shū疏
，
é讹
chuǎn舛
shèn甚
duō多
。
Due to careless proofreading, there are many errors in this book.
Gǔ古
jí籍
liú流
chuán传
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
nán难
miǎn免
chǎn产
shēng生
wén文
zì字
é讹
wù误
。
It is inevitable that textual errors arise during the transmission of ancient texts.
noun
false rumor; hearsay
literaryOften used in phrases like '以讹传讹'.
Zhè这
gè个
xiāo消
xi息
chún纯
shǔ属
é讹
chuán传
，
bù不
kě可
qīng轻
xìn信
。
This news is purely a false rumor and should not be believed lightly.
Tā他
tīng听
dào到
de的
zhǐ只
shì是
yī一
xiē些
jiē街
tán谈
xiàng巷
yì议
de的
é讹
yán言
。
What he heard was just some hearsay from street gossip.
verb
to extort; to swindle; to defraud
formalOften used in the phrase '讹诈'.
Tā他
qǐ企
tú图
yòng用
jiǎ假
zhèng证
jù据
lái来
é讹
zhà诈
nà那
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
。
He attempted to extort the company using fabricated evidence.
Nà那
gè个
wú无
lài赖
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
é讹
rén人
qián钱
cái财
。
That scoundrel often swindles people out of their money on the street.