verbal slip; slip of the tongue
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to make a verbal slip; to misspeak
neutralDescribes the action of accidentally saying the wrong word, phrase, or pronunciation.
Tā他
jǐn紧
zhāng张
de地
jiè介
shào绍
shí时
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
kǒu口
wù误
le了
。
He accidentally misspoke while giving a nervous introduction.
Zhǔ主
chí持
rén人
bǎ把
jiā嘉
bīn宾
de的
míng名
zi字
niàn念
cuò错
le了
，
zhè这
míng明
xiǎn显
shì是
yī一
cì次
kǒu口
wù误
。
The host mispronounced the guest's name; this was clearly a slip of the tongue.
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Yǒu有
shí时
hòu候
yīn因
wèi为
tài太
lèi累
，
wǒ我
huì会
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
kǒu口
wù误
。
Sometimes, when I'm too tired, I make verbal slips in meetings.
noun
verbal slip; slip of the tongue; misspoken word
neutralRefers to the incorrect word or phrase that was said.
Gāng刚
cái才
nà那
ge个
shì是
kǒu口
wù误
，
qǐng请
bié别
zài在
yì意
。
That was just a slip of the tongue; please don't mind it.
Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
gǎo稿
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
kǒu口
wù误
。
There was a clear verbal slip in his speech draft.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
kǒu口
wù误
zài在
zhí直
bō播
zhōng中
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
。
Such verbal slips are common in live broadcasts.