贻误

Traditional form:

貽誤

Pinyin (reading):

yíwù

Definitions:

• to affect adversely
• to delay or hinder
• to waste (an opportunity)
• to mislead

Characters:

• 贻 - to hand down, to give to, to bequeath
• 误 - error, fault, mistake; to delay

Traditional characters:

• 貽 - to hand down, to give to, to bequeath
• 誤 - error, fault, mistake; to delay