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人有失手，馬有失蹄

简 人有失手，马有失蹄 · 繁 人有失手，馬有失蹄
Mandarin · pinyin rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí

Meanings

  1. lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. even the best fall down sometimes
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人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
失
shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
手
shǒu · hand
馬
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蹄
tí · hoof; horse
马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
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jan4 jau5 sat1 sau2, maa5 jau5 sat1 tai4

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人有失手，馬有失蹄 · ren2 you3 shi1 shou3 , ma3 you3 shi1 ti2
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Exact source record人有失手，馬有失蹄 人有失手，马有失蹄 [ren2 you3 shi1 shou3 , ma3 you3 shi1 ti2] /lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)/fig. everyone makes mistakes/even the best fall down sometimes/