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讹夺

Word · NounTraditional訛

error; fraud

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

error; mistake (esp. in texts)

literary

Formal and literary usage, often referring to errors in written texts, such as typos or misprints.

Gǔ古
jí籍
chuán传
chāo抄
cháng常
yǒu有
é讹
zì字
 。

Ancient texts often contain erroneous characters due to repeated copying.

Jiào校
dìng订
gōng工
zuò作
jiù就
shì是
yào要
zhèng正
é讹
bǔ补
tuō脱
 。

The work of textual collation is to correct errors and fill in omissions.

2.

noun

omission; gap (in texts)

literary

Literary and specific to textual studies. Often used in conjunction with '讹' (error) as '讹脱'.

Zhè这
bù部
shǒu手
gǎo稿
de的
é讹
tuō脱
zhī之
chù处
jiào较
duō多
 ,
xū需
yào要
zǐ仔
xì细
jiào校
kān勘
 。

This manuscript has many errors and omissions, requiring careful textual criticism.