陰錯陽差 yīn cuò yáng chā

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

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