歪打正著

Simplified: 歪打正着

wāidǎzhèngzháo ㄨㄞ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄠˊ

    • to succeed by a lucky stroke

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
hitting crooked yet striking true
Meaning
Achieving the wanted result by luck despite a wrong method. Like 'a happy accident'.

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