将错就错

將錯就錯
jiāngcuòjiùcuò
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to let a mistake stand and make the best of it
  2. 2 to go along with an error rather than correct it

Examples

Cài yǐjīng xián le, jiù jiāng cuò jiù cuò, duō jiā diǎn shuǐ zhǔ chéng tāng ba.
The dish is already too salty — might as well add water and turn it into soup.
Jìrán míngzi xiě cuò le, jiù jiāng cuò jiù cuò, bié gǎi le.
Since the name is already misspelled, let's leave it and not bother changing it.

Tips

usage
Pragmatic, slightly resigned tone. Implies the cost of fixing the mistake exceeds the cost of living with it.

Stroke Order

jiāng
cuò
jiù