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智者千慮，必有一失
简 智者千虑，必有一失 · 繁 智者千慮，必有一失Mandarin · pinyin zhì zhě qiān lǜ , bì yǒu yī shī
Meanings
- lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
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- 智
- zhì · wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
- 者
- zhě · that which; he who; those who
- 千
- qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
- 慮
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- 必
- bì · surely, most certainly; must
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 一
- yī · one; a, an; alone
- 失
- shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
- 虑
- lǜ · be concerned, worry about
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