錯失 [错－]

Jyutping co3 sat1
Pinyin cuò shī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. fault
  2. mistake
  3. to miss (a chance)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    失誤​、​差錯
    a mistake; an error
    • 佢做嘢好小心，冇乜錯失。
      佢做嘢好小心，冇乜错失。
      keoi5 zou6 je5 hou2 siu2 sam1, mou5 mat1 co3 sat1.
      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。
      我之前未用过部机，恐防有咩错失，所以就揾咗佢𥄫实我。
      ngo5 zi1 cin4 mei6 jung6 gwo3 bou6 gei1, hung2 fong4 jau5 me1 co3 sat1, so2 ji5 zau6 wan2 zo2 keoi5 gap6 sat6 ngo5.
      I haven't used that machine before and I was afraid I might make mistakes, so I got him to supervise me.
  2. 動詞
    冇​好好​捉緊​某​一​啲​嘢​，​搞​到​失去​咗​佢
    to miss and lose
    • 錯失良機
      错失良机
      co3 sat1 loeng4 gei1
      to miss a golden opportunity
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to miss (an opportunity); to let slip
    (syn.) 失掉, 放過, 錯過, 放过, 丢掉, 丟掉, 参差, 參差, 错过
  2. noun, literary
    fault and mistake
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他为了成名，没有错失过半个机会。
    他為了成名，沒有錯失過半個機會。
    tā wèi le chéng míng ， méi yǒu cuò shī guò bàn gè jī huì 。
    • He made use of every opportunity to become famous.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    错失
    錯失
    co3 sat1
    • mistake
  2. Cantonese
    议会入面嘅机会主义政客唔会错失每一次攻击政敌嘅机会。
    議會入面嘅機會主義政客唔會錯失每一次攻擊政敵嘅機會。
    ji5 wui2 jap6 min6 ge3 gei1 wui6 zyu2 ji6 zing3 haak3 m4 wui5 co3 sat1 mui5 jat1 ci3 gung1 gik1 zing3 dik6 ge3 gei1 wui6.
    • The opportunist politicians in the parliament would not miss any chance to attack their political rivals.
  3. Cantonese
    做领袖最紧要果断，唔好错失良机。
    做領袖最緊要果斷，唔好錯失良機。
    zou6 ling5 zau6 zeoi3 gan2 jiu3 gwo2 dyun6, m4 hou2 co3 sat1 loeng4 gei1.
    • Being decisive is an important quality of a leader as he can't miss any opportunity.
  4. Cantonese
    佢做嘢好小心，冇乜错失。
    佢做嘢好小心，冇乜錯失。
    keoi5 zou6 je5 hou2 siu2 sam1, mou5 mat1 co3 sat1.
    • He's very careful at work and seldom makes mistakes.
  5. Cantonese
    我之前未用过部机，恐防有咩错失，所以就揾咗佢𥄫实我。
    我之前未用過部機，恐防有咩錯失，所以就揾咗佢𥄫實我。
    ngo5 zi1 cin4 mei6 jung6 gwo3 bou6 gei1, hung2 fong4 jau5 me1 co3 sat1, so2 ji5 zau6 wan2 zo2 keoi5 gap6 sat6 ngo5.
    • I haven't used that machine before and I was afraid I might make mistakes, so I got him to supervise me.