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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

lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
fig. everyone makes mistakes
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
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蹄: tí · hoof; horse
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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