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亥豕相望 — “Refers to numerous textual errors or misprints in a document”

亥豕相望 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to numerous textual errors or misprints in a document”. Particularly those caused by confusing similar-looking characters (like '亥' and '豕'). Literally, “Hai and Shi looking at each other”.

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亥豕相望 Pronunciation and Pinyin

亥豕相望 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
亥
hài6twelfth Earthly Branch, pig
豕
shǐ7pig or wild boar
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
望
wàng11look, hope, visit

Example Sentence with 亥豕相望

这篇古籍手稿因为抄写者的粗心,导致文中亥豕相望,错误百出。
Due to the copyist's carelessness, this ancient manuscript is riddled with errors, with many instances of similar characters being mistaken for each other.

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Synonyms of 亥豕相望

  • lǔ鲁yú鱼hài亥shǐ豕typographical errors in written text

More idioms starting with 亥

  • hài亥shǐ豕lǔ鲁yú鱼clerical errors from similar-looking characters

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What does 亥豕相望 mean?

亥豕相望 (hài shǐ xiāng wàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to numerous textual errors or misprints in a document”.

How do you pronounce 亥豕相望?

亥豕相望 is pronounced hài shǐ xiāng wàng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 亥豕相望 literally mean?

Literally, 亥豕相望 means “Hai and Shi looking at each other”. It is used to mean “refers to numerous textual errors or misprints in a document”.

What is the Chinese definition of 亥豕相望?

指文字讹错很多。

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