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錯誤

錯誤

See also: 错误

Chinese

		mistake; error; blunder mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong	mistake; error; to miss mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect
trad. (錯誤)		錯	誤
simp. (错误)		错	误

Noun

錯誤

mistake; error
改正錯誤 / 改正错误 ― gǎizhèng cuòwù ― to correct a mistake

Adjective

錯誤

erroneous; problematic

Derived terms

合理錯誤／合理错误
嘗試錯誤學習／尝试错误学习

犯錯誤／犯错误 (fàncuòwù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錯	誤
さく Grade: S	ご Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

錯誤 ‎(hiragana さくご, romaji sakugo)

an error, a mistake
the misunderstood

Compounds

試行錯誤 (しこうさくご) ‎(shikō sakugo): trial and error, mistake-learning
時代錯誤 (じだいさくご) ‎(jidai sakugo): anachronism

Verb

錯誤する ‎(hiragana さくごする, romaji sakugo suru)

to misunderstand
make a mistake, make an error

Conjugation

Conjugation of "錯誤する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	錯誤し	さくごし	sakugo shi
Continuative (連用形)	錯誤し	さくごし	sakugo shi
Terminal (終止形)	錯誤する	さくごする	sakugo suru
Attributive (連体形)	錯誤する	さくごする	sakugo suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	錯誤すれ	さくごすれ	sakugo sure
Imperative (命令形)	錯誤せよ¹ 錯誤しろ²	さくごせよ¹ さくごしろ²	sakugo seyo¹ sakugo shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	錯誤される	さくごされる	sakugo sareru
Causative	錯誤させる錯誤さす	さくごさせるさくごさす	sakugo saseru sakugo sasu
Potential	錯誤できる	さくごできる	sakugo dekiru
Volitional	錯誤しよう	さくごしよう	sakugo shiyō
Negative	錯誤しない	さくごしない	sakugo shinai
Negative continuative	錯誤せず	さくごせず	sakugo sezu
Formal	錯誤します	さくごします	sakugo shimasu
Perfective	錯誤した	さくごした	sakugo shita
Conjunctive	錯誤して	さくごして	sakugo shite
Hypothetical conditional	錯誤すれば	さくごすれば	sakugo sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): cuòwù

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co³ ng⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chho-ngu
Min Nan (POJ): chhò-ngō͘ / chhò-gō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: cuòwù → cuòwu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ → ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄨ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuoh.wuh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/ → /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ u¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: co³ ng⁶
  - Yale: cho ngh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso³ ng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː³³ ŋ̍²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chho-ngu
  - Hakka Romanization System: co ngu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: co⁴ ngu⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sʰo⁵⁵ ŋu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhò-ngō͘ / chhò-gō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tshò-ngōo / tshò-gōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhoirngo, zhoirgo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɤ²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ²²/, /t͡sʰɤ²¹⁻⁵³ gɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ŋɔ⁴¹/, /t͡sʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ gɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɤ²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ²²/, /t͡sʰɤ²¹⁻⁵³ gɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ³³/, /t͡sʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ gɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ŋɔ³³/, /t͡sʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ gɔ³³/