手滑

    shǒuhuá

    Meaning: "手" means "hand," and "滑" means "slip." In English there is the saying "slip of a tongue," and Chinese netizens coined a similar phrase to refer to a small mistake made carelessly. For example, Taiwanese actor Nick Wu once clicked "like" to respond to a fan's post asking him to find someone else because "Cecilia Liu was not good enough for him." He later explained it was a "slip of the finger." However, Chinese netizens often use the phrase in situations where someone did something intentionally but claims it was a careless mistake.

    Example

    A: 你又网购了什么？

    Nǐ yòu wǎnggòu le shénme?

    What did you buy online again?

    B: 昨天看到一条裙子和同事穿的很像，于是点开想看看价格，手滑就买了。

    Zuótiān kàndào yītiáo qúnzi hé tóngshì chuān de hěn xiàng, yúshì diǎnkāi xiǎng kànkàn jiàgé, shǒuhuá jìu mài le。

    I saw this dress exactly like the one my colleague has, and clicked it open to check out the price. By a slip of the finger I bought it.

    A: 别找借口了，我看你网购成瘾啊。

    Bié zhǎo jièkǒu le, wǒ kàn nǐ wǎnggòu chéngyǐn a。

    Stop finding excuses for yourself. You are obviously addicted to online shopping.