將錯就錯

将错就错
jiāngcuòjiùcuò
  1. lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake
  2. to accept an error and adapt to it
  3. to muddle through

CEDICT

to continue doing a thing that has been done incorrectly while adapting to the error made

Wiktionary

遷就已造成的錯誤而繼續行事。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 將 jiāng
  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to use
  4. to take
  5. to checkmate
  6. just a short while ago
  7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ)
2 錯 cuò
  1. mistake
  2. wrong
  3. bad
  4. interlocking
  5. complex
  6. to grind
  7. to polish
  8. to alternate
  9. to stagger
  10. to miss
  11. to let slip
  12. to evade
  13. to inlay with gold or silver
3 就 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by 著 zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
4 錯 cuò
  1. mistake
  2. wrong
  3. bad
  4. interlocking
  5. complex
  6. to grind
  7. to polish
  8. to alternate
  9. to stagger
  10. to miss
  11. to let slip
  12. to evade
  13. to inlay with gold or silver

Related entries

應付過去 yìngfuguòqu to muddle through
搪塞 tángsè
  1. to muddle through
  2. to fob sb off
  3. to beat around the bush
  4. to dodge