吃 错 药

chī cuò yàodictionary entry

(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine / (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual / abnormal

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

吃錯藥 吃错药 [chi1 cuo4 yao4] /(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine/(fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual/abnormal/

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Other forms in these source records: 吃錯藥

吃
chī
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
错
cuò
mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver
Cuò
surname Cuo
药
yào
leaf of the iris / medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL:種|种[zhǒng],服[fù],味[wèi] / to poison

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