九九八十二，算错账了九九八十二，算錯賬了九九八十二，算錯賬了

nine nines are eighty-two: the sum was wrong

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of a miscalculation, and figuratively of a plan or scheme that was ill-judged. Mocking.

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Simplified: 九九八十二，算错账了
Traditional (Taiwan): 九九八十二，算錯賬了
Pinyin: jiǔjiǔ bā shí'èr, suàncuò zhàng le
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚㄕˊ ㄦˋ，ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄤˋ ˙ㄌㄜ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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