歪打正着

歪打正着:

Literally means:

It's crooked, but it's on target

hit the mark by a fluke

Actually means:

It literally means one shoots at an object with his head aslant, but it turns out to hit the target unex pectedly.

It figuratively means something is done in an improper way, but the result is unexpectedly satisfactory.

It is usually used to indicate that one obtains success unexpectedly or by luck.

本来歪着方向打出去的东西，却正好打中了目标。

比喻做法本来不适当，却意外地收到预期的效果。

多用来指意外或侥幸获得成功。