strange coincidence; mistake; by chance
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
due to a strange combination of circumstances; by mistake; as luck would have it
Often used to describe unexpected outcomes or mistakes caused by chance. Also written as 阴错阳差 (yīn cuò yáng chā). Can be used as an adverbial phrase or predicate.
Wǒ我
yīn阴
chā差
yáng阳
cuò错
de地
zuò坐
shàng上
le了
qù去
Shàng上
hǎi海
de的
huǒ火
chē车
。
I mistakenly got on the train to Shanghai.
Yīn阴
chā差
yáng阳
cuò错
，
tā他
men们
jìng竟
zài在
yì异
guó国
tā他
xiāng乡
chéng成
le了
tóng同
shì事
。
By a strange twist of fate, they actually became colleagues in a foreign land.
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Zhè这
fēng封
xìn信
yīn阴
chā差
yáng阳
cuò错
de地
sòng送
dào到
le了
wǒ我
shǒu手
lǐ里
。
This letter ended up in my hands due to a strange coincidence.