纰漏 (pī lòu) — careless mistake, slip | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

careless mistakeslip

纰漏，。
Gōng zuò zhōng chū xiàn le yí gè pī lòu, kè hù hěn bù mǎn yì.
A careless mistake occurred at work, and the client was very dissatisfied.
纰漏，。
Zhè fèn bào gào yǒu bù shǎo pī lòu, xū yào chóng xīn xiū gǎi.
This report has quite a few careless mistakes; it needs to be revised.
纰漏。
Rèn hé yí gè xiǎo pī lòu dōu kě néng zào chéng dà wèn tí.
Any small slip can cause big problems.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

纰pīflaw

漏lòuslip/leak

纰 means a flaw and 漏 means a slip or leak; together they name a careless mistake.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紕; 纰 is its simplified writing.

糹比紕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹糹sīsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

比

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 纰, the traditional form 紕 pairs 糹 (silk) with 比 as its sound part.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

漏 combines 水 (water) and 屚 (to leak), showing water leaking.

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