一步錯，步步錯

一步錯，步步錯

See also: 一步错，步步错

Chinese

		one step; a single step	mistake; error; blunder mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong		step by step; at every step	mistake; error; blunder mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong
trad. (一步錯，步步錯)		一步	錯	，	步步	錯
simp. (一步错，步步错)		一步	错	，	步步	错

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī bù cuò, bù bù cuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bou⁶ co³, bou⁶ bou⁶ co³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yī bù cuò, bù bù cuò [Phonetic: yí bù cuò, bù bù cuò]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i buh tsuoh, buh buh tsuoh
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ bou⁶ co³, bou⁶ bou⁶ co³
    • Yale: yāt bouh cho, bouh bouh cho
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bou⁶ tso³, bou⁶ bou⁶ tso³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bou⁶ co³, bou⁶ bou⁶ co³
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²² t͡sʰɔː³³ pou̯²² pou̯²² t͡sʰɔː³³/

Proverb

一步錯，步步錯

1. If the ones in front make a misstep, then all the ones following will likewise make a misstep.
2. One mistake triggers the next. (Used to advise people not to do the wrong thing.)