搭錯線

Chinese

		build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang; join; match; take passage	mistake; error; blunder mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (搭錯線/搭錯綫)		搭	錯	線/綫
simp. (搭错线)		搭	错	线
Literally: “connected the wrong line”.

Etymology

This word is referring to the situation in the past where operators were required to connect calls.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daap³ co³ sin³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daap³ co³ sin³
    • Yale: daap cho sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daap⁸ tso³ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dab³ co³ xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːp̚³ t͡sʰɔː³³ siːn³³/

Verb

搭錯⫽線 (verb-object) (Cantonese)

1. to have dialed the wrong number
2. (figurative) to get one's wires crossed; to be not on the same page; to misunderstand one another
3. (figurative) to be crazy