书三写，“鱼”成“鲁”，“虚”成“虎” 書三寫，“魚”成“魯”，“虛”成“虎” 書三寫，“魚”成“魯”，“虛”成“虎”

copy a book three times and 鱼 becomes 鲁, 虚 becomes 虎

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Repeated copying introduces errors, as similar-looking characters get mistaken for each other. Warns about textual mistakes and distorted retelling.

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Simplified: 书三写，“鱼”成“鲁”，“虚”成“虎”
Traditional (Taiwan): 書三寫，“魚”成“魯”，“虛”成“虎”
Pinyin: shū sān xiě, “yú”chéng“Lǔ”, “xū”chéng“hǔ”
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄙㄢㄒㄧㄝˇ，“ㄩˊ”ㄔㄥˊ“ㄌㄨˇ”，“ㄒㄩ”ㄔㄥˊ“ㄏㄨˇ”

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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