when a book is copied thrice , some characters become alike(wū yān chéng mǎ)

when a book is copied thrice , some characters become alike

Wu Yan Cheng Ma, a Chinese idiom, is pronounced w ū y ā NCH é NGM ǎ, which means that the characters are wrongly written because of their similar shape. It comes from Zhou Li, Tianguan and xiuren.

The origin of Idioms

In Zhou Li Tian Guan sew Ren, "mourning, sew coffin and adorn it." Han Zheng Xuan's note: "the old book Yan is a horse, and Du Zichun said," it should be Yan. "

Idiom usage

It refers to the wrong word example the word has been written three times, ～. The fourth volume of Guangyang Zaji by Liu Xianting in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : wū yān chéng mǎ