看錯棋

Simplified: 看错棋

kàncuòqí ㄎㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˊ

    • to misjudge a situation
    • to analyse things wrongly

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
misread the chess game
Meaning
To analyse a situation wrongly and misjudge it.

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