rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí

Traditional: 人有失手，馬有失蹄

人有失手，马有失蹄 (rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom); fig. everyone makes mistakes; even the best fall down sometimes”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3even the best fall down sometimes

Characters in 人有失手，马有失蹄

人rén · person; people有yǒu · to have; there is失shī · to lose手shǒu · hand马mǎ · horse有yǒu · to have; there is失shī · to lose蹄tí · hoof

Related words

有to have; there is人person; people没有haven't还有there still remain(s); there is (or are) still所有all手hand女人woman女人wife别人other people; others; other person男人a man马上at once有人someone

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