一誤再誤

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	mistake; error; to miss mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect	again; once more; next in sequence again; once more; next in sequence; another	mistake; error; to miss mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect
trad. (一誤再誤)		一	誤	再	誤
simp. (一误再误)		一	误	再	误

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīwùzàiwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ng⁶ zoi³ ng⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīwùzàiwù [Phonetic: yíwùzàiwù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiwùzàiwù
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-wu⁴-tsai⁴-wu⁴
    • Yale: yī-wù-dzài-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iwuhtzaywuh
    • Palladius: иуцзайу (iuczaju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ng⁶ zoi³ ng⁶
    • Yale: yāt ngh joi ngh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ ng⁶ dzoi³ ng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ng⁶ zoi³ ng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ ŋ̍²² t͡sɔːi̯³³ ŋ̍²²/

Idiom

一誤再誤

1. to make one error after another; to keep on making mistakes
2. to make things worse by repeated delays

   你這病要抓緊治，可不能一誤再誤了。 [MSC, trad.]
   你这病要抓紧治，可不能一误再误了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ zhè bìng yào zhuājǐn zhì, kě bùnéng yīwùzàiwù le. [Pinyin]

   You should go and see a doctor at once. You mustn't put it off any more.