錯失
simp错失co3 sat1cuò shī
English
- fault
- mistake
- to miss (a chance)
- a mistake; an error
- to miss and lose
粵語 — Cantonese
- 失誤、差錯
- 冇好好捉緊某一啲嘢,搞到失去咗佢
Examples
他為了成名,沒有錯失過半個機會。
He made use of every opportunity to become famous.
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錯失良機
to miss a golden opportunity
佢做嘢好小心,冇乜錯失。
He's very careful at work and seldom makes mistakes.
我之前未用過部機,恐防有咩錯失,所以就揾咗佢𥄫實我。
I haven't used that machine before and I was afraid I might make mistakes, so I got him to supervise me.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk