将错就错

將錯就錯

jiāngcuò-jiùcuò

idiom

Meanings

HSK 4

既然名字写错了，就将错就错，别改了。

Jìrán míngzi xiě cuò le, jiù jiāngcuò-jiùcuò, bié gǎi le.

Since the name is already misspelled, let's leave it and not bother changing it.

HSK 6

菜已经咸了，就将错就错，多加点水煮成汤吧。

Cài yǐjīng xián le, jiù jiāngcuò-jiùcuò, duō jiā diǎn shuǐ zhǔ chéng tāng ba.

The dish is already too salty, might as well add water and turn it into soup.

usage

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

将 jiāng

错 cuò

就 jiù