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打错了算盘

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Collocation

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承认打错了算盘
2
千万别打错了算盘
3
打错了算盘定
4
绝对打错了算盘
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显然打错了算盘

Definition

打错了算盘:

Literally means:

miscalculate on the abacus; misestimate.

Actually means:

It means making plans or estimations that turn out to be contrary to the development of situations, or making vicious intentions and conspiracies that end up in nothing. It is derogatory when referring to conspiracies that come to naught.

打错了算盘指对事情的种种打算,与事情实际的发展情况不一样,或者损人利己的意图、阴谋没有实现。

用于指阴谋不能实现时含贬义。

Example

Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)
1
xiǎng
qiēduàn
切断
men
我们
de
yuánliào
原料
gōngyìng
供应
  
,
shì
可是
cuò
le
suànpán
算盘
  
,
men
我们
zǎojiù
早就
tōng
打通
le
gōngyìng
供应
dào
渠道
  
,
cuòbài
挫败
le
de
yīnmóu
阴谋
  
.

He tried to cut off our supply of raw materials, but he misaltered it and we opened the supply channel and foiled his plot.

2
wéi
以为
zhè
这次
piànrén
骗人
háishi
还是
huì
chénggōng
成功
de
  
,
dànshì
但是
xiǎnrán
显然
cuò
le
suànpán
算盘
  
,
méiyǒu
没有
rén
zài
xiāngxìn
相信
de
huǎngyán
谎言
  

He thought the deception would succeed, but he obviously misread it and no one believed his lies any more.

3
Chū
出乎
jiàoliàn
教练
de
liào
意料
  
,
duìfāng
对方
qiúduì
球队
de
10
10
háo
dàn
不但
shàng
le
cháng
  
,
hái
jìn
le
liǎng
qiú
  
,
hòulái
后来
jiàoliàn
教练
不得不
chéngrèn
承认
cuò
le
suànpán
算盘
  

To the coach's surprise, the opposing team's No.10 not only played, but also scored two goals, and then the coach had to admit that he had misalulation.