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MEANING OF 阴错阳差
阴错阳差 (陰錯陽差)
an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors
The metaphor is caused by accidental factors
古代历数术语。明王逵《蠡海集.历数》﹕"阴错阳差﹐有十二月﹐盖六十甲子分为四段﹐自甲子﹑己卯﹑甲午﹑己酉﹐各得十五辰。甲子之前三辰﹐值辛酉﹑壬戌﹑癸亥为阴错﹔己卯之前三辰﹐值丙子﹑丁丑﹑戊寅为阳差﹔甲午之前三辰﹐值辛卯﹑壬辰﹑癸巳为阴错﹔己酉之前三辰﹐值丙午﹑丁未﹑戊申为阳差。盖四段中﹐每段除十二辰﹐各余三辰﹐三四亦得十二辰﹐是为阴错阳差也。甲子﹑甲午为阳辰﹐故有阴错﹔己卯﹑己酉为阴辰﹐故有阳差也。"后用以比喻因各种偶然因素而造成了差错。
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