手民之誤 [－－－误]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

語句
「手民」啫係以手藝為業嘅人，以前指謄寫嘅人，近代指從事印刷排字嘅工人；手民之誤即係印刷上發生錯誤。當年仲用活字印刷嘅報章，一旦出錯就一概講成「手民之誤」，將矛頭由作者、編輯疏忽，卸到落排字工友身上。
misprint; typographical error
- 明明係作者自己筆誤，老總硬係要講成手民之誤。
  明明系作者自己笔误，老总硬系要讲成手民之误。
  ming4 ming4 hai6 zok3 ze2 zi6 gei2 bat1 ng6, lou5 zung2 ngaang2 hai6 jiu3 gong2 sing4 sau2 man4 zi1 ng6.
  It was obviously a mistake on the writer's part, but the editor-in-chief insisted to call it a typo.

Definitions (Wiktionary)

phrase, idiomatic
typographical error; typo

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
明明系作者自己笔误，老总硬系要讲成手民之误。
明明係作者自己筆誤，老總硬係要講成手民之誤。
ming4 ming4 hai6 zok3 ze2 zi6 gei2 bat1 ng6, lou5 zung2 ngaang2 hai6 jiu3 gong2 sing4 sau2 man4 zi1 ng6.
- It was obviously a mistake on the writer's part, but the editor-in-chief insisted to call it a typo.