What Does "但也是歪打正着" (dàn yě shì wāi dǎ zhèng zháo) Mean?

dàn但yě也shì是wāi歪dǎ打zhèng正zháo着

but it hit the mark by sheer luck.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E25

Clip Timestamp

33:26

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	虽说莽撞	suī shuō mǎng zhuàng	It's reckless,
2▶	但也是歪打正着	dàn yě shì wāi dǎ zhèng zháo	but it hit the mark by sheer luck.
3	这个石越生性多疑	zhè ge shí yuè shēng xìng duō yí	Shi Yue is naturally suspicious.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 6

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别把本宫当长公主

bié bǎ běn gōng dāng zhǎng gōng zhǔdon't treat me as the Princess Royal.

HSK 7

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以何身份质问本宫

yǐ hé shēn fèn zhì wèn běn gōngIn what capacity are you questioning me?

HSK 2

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山长不也说过吗

shān zhǎng bù yě shuō guò madidn't you say,

HSK 6

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长公主金枝玉叶

zhǎng gōng zhǔ jīn zhī yù yèThe Princess Royal is of noble birth

HSK 5

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怎如此苛责自己

zěn rú cǐ kē zé zì jǐWhy be so harsh on yourself?

HSK 1

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殿下喝药吧

diàn xià hē yào baYour Highness, drink the medicine.

HSK 6

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殿下日尝百草难免有毒

diàn xià rì cháng bǎi cǎo nán miǎn yǒu dúHer Highness tests herbs daily, so being poisoned is inevitable.

HSK 7

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还知道给自己备着解药

hái zhī dào gěi zì jǐ bèi zhe jiě yàoYou knew to prepare an antidote for yourself.

HSK 7

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送粮上去的那个臭丫头

sòng liáng shàng qù de nà ge chòu yā touThat wretched girl who delivered the grain,

HSK 3

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这个娘们儿可不简单哪

zhè ge niáng men er kě bù jiǎn dān nǎThis dame is not simple.

HSK 6

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心狠手辣好生胆大

xīn hěn shǒu là hǎo shēng dǎn dàShe's ruthless and incredibly bold.

HSK 5

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早知道我亲自去伏击这支送粮队

zǎo zhī dào wǒ qīn zì qù fú jī zhè zhī sòng liáng duìIf I'd known, I would have ambushed that grain convoy myself.

HSK 7

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白白放过了这次立功的好机会

bái bái fàng guò le zhè cì lì gōng de hǎo jī huìI missed a good chance to earn merit for nothing.

HSK 3

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只要世子还在他们手里一日

zhǐ yào shì zi hái zài tā men shǒu lǐ yī rìAs long as the Heir Apparent is in their hands,

HSK 2

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我们就不能轻举妄动

wǒ men jiù bù néng qīng jǔ wàng dòngwe cannot act rashly.

HSK 5

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当然不会一直忍下去

dāng rán bú huì yì zhí rěn xià qùOf course we won't swallow it forever.

HSK 7

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但要对付武安侯

dàn yào duì fù wǔ ān hóuBut to deal with the Marquis of Wu'an,

HSK 7

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强攻只会得不偿失

qiáng gōng zhǐ huì dé bù cháng shīA brute attack will only end in a loss.

HSK 6

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不如来一招四面楚歌

bù rú lái yī zhāo sì miàn chǔ gēLet's surround them and break their spirit.

HSK 1

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等他们军心涣散

děng tā men jūn xīn huàn sànOnce their army morale crumbles,