表錯情 [－错－]

Jyutping biu2 co3 cing4
Pinyin biǎo cuò qíng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to react inappropiately to a situation due to a misunderstanding or a misinterpretation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    因為​一個​錯​誤​嘅​前​設​底下​而​講錯​嘢​／​搞錯​人​哋​意思​，​導致​有​尷尬​場面​，​特別​係​男女​關​係​方面​會用
    (esp. in love affairs) to show the wrong emotion; to react inappropriately having misunderstood someone's meaning, usually something embarrassing would have happened because of that
    • 個男仔之前以為我送曲奇餅畀佢係同佢示愛，於是表錯情。
      个男仔之前以为我送曲奇饼畀佢系同佢示爱，于是表错情。
      go3 naam4 zai2 zi1 cin4 ji5 wai4 ngo5 sung3 kuk1 kei4 beng2 bei2 keoi5 hai6 tung4 keoi5 si6 oi3, jyu1 si6 biu2 co3 cing4.
      The boy had misunderstood that I gave him cookies to show my love, so he had made a positive response which embarrassed him.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 弄錯 – 弄错
  2. 誤解 – 误解
  3. 誤會 – 误会
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个男仔之前以为我送曲奇饼畀佢系同佢示爱，于是表错情。
    個男仔之前以為我送曲奇餅畀佢係同佢示愛，於是表錯情。
    go3 naam4 zai2 zi1 cin4 ji5 wai4 ngo5 sung3 kuk1 kei4 beng2 bei2 keoi5 hai6 tung4 keoi5 si6 oi3, jyu1 si6 biu2 co3 cing4.
    • The boy had misunderstood that I gave him cookies to show my love, so he had made a positive response which embarrassed him.