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马中关五 — “Typographical or scribal errors in texts”

马中关五 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Typographical or scribal errors in texts”. Often caused by mistaking similar-looking characters during transcription or printing.

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马中关五 Pronunciation and Pinyin

马中关五 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
马
mǎ3horse, big, large
中
zhōng4middle, in, China, hit, win
关
guān6to close, concern, or pass
五
wǔ4the number five

Example Sentence with 马中关五

这份旧手稿因年代久远,字迹模糊,马中关五之处不少,阅读起来颇为费力。
This old manuscript, due to its age and faded handwriting, contains many textual errors, making it quite difficult to read.

Idioms Related to 马中关五

Synonyms of 马中关五

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

More idioms starting with 马

  • mǎ马shàng上gōng功chéng成achieve success quickly, often by military conquest
  • mǎ马shàng上qiáng墙tóu头a romantic rendezvous spot
  • mǎ马shàng上dé得tiān天xià下win an empire on horseback
  • mǎ马shàng上fáng房zi子overtly agree, covertly oppose
  • mǎ马shàng上kàn看huā花to observe things superficially
  • mǎ马bù不tíng停tí蹄advancing tirelessly without stopping
  • mǎ马bù不jiě解ān鞍to work without rest
  • mǎ马yǎng仰rén人fān翻utter chaos and confusion
  • mǎ马rù入huà华shān山universal peace and tranquility
  • mǎ马dào到gōng功chéng成achieve instant success
  • mǎ马dào到chéng成gōng功instant success
  • mǎ马qián前zú卒a subordinate working for others

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Questions about 马中关五

What does 马中关五 mean?

马中关五 (mǎ zhōng guān wǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Typographical or scribal errors in texts”.

How do you pronounce 马中关五?

马中关五 is pronounced mǎ zhōng guān wǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 马中关五?

犹言鲁鱼亥豕。指书籍在传写或刻印过程中的文字错误。

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