I thought to blazon this warning.
I use 國語辭典 often but would not call it "authoritative." It contains a lot of mistakes. Be aware of this fact when consulting the dictionary. I might still keep the email in which I asked them to change "天涯笑此時" to "天涯哭此時". – joehua Sep 2 at 7:47
By the bye, I'm not targeting Taiwan's Ministry of Education or Taiwan. Don't hesitate to edit this post to blazon other faulty dictionaries.
a dictionary has a mistake, or mistakes, is normal.
similar anecdotes in english dictionaries:
dord defined as a term in physics and chemistry meaning density
http://www.english-for-students.com/Dictionary-Makers.html
physics lecturer has spotted a 99 year old mistake in the oxford english dictionary
http://topnews.co.uk/24144-physics-lecturer-spots-99-year-old-mistake-dictionary
more in oxford english dictionary:
https://wordhistories.net/2018/01/16/errors-oxford-english-dictionary/
imo, no sensible man / woman would discredit the oed, after these errors :)
