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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
錯誤 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)
錯誤 ＝ 錯 ＋ 誤
ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ · cuòwù
noun/adjective — mistake; error; wrong; mistaken

字源 FORM — what the parts do

錯wrong; mixed up (對錯)cuò金 (metal) + 昔 (past, phonetic) — metals crossed and mixed up
誤mistake; to err (誤解)wù言 (speech) + 吾 (I/me, phonetic) — speech gone astray
錯誤，對錯的錯，誤解的誤。
關 · Related
失誤shīwùslip/error — lighter, often a momentary mistake過失guòshīfault/negligence — the more formal or legal term