阴错阳差 yīn cuò yáng chā

DEFINITIONS

  1. (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

CHARACTERS

阴 yīn
HSK 2
'female' principle; dark; secret
错 cuò
HSK 2
error, blunder, mistake; wrong
阳 yáng
HSK 3
'male' principle; light; sun
差 chā
HSK 3
to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer