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口误

kǒu wù

2-character word Traditional 口誤

What 口误 means

1. to misspeak; to get one's words mixed up
2. a slip of the tongue

The characters in 口误

• 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)…
• 误wùmistake; error; to miss

Example sentences

• 有时候口误对政治家来说是致命的。
  A slip of the tongue is sometimes fatal to a politician.