智者千慮，必有一失

Chinese
wise man; man of wisdom; sage
 
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 to lose; to miss; to fail
trad. (智者千慮，必有一失) 智者 千慮 ， 必 有 一 失
simp. (智者千虑，必有一失) 智者 千虑 ， 必 有 一 失
alternative forms 智者千慮，或有一失／智者千虑，或有一失

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: zhìzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyīshī [Phonetic: zhìzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyìshī]
      • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄩˋ, ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄕ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhjeechianliw, bihyeouishy
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhjhěcianlyù, bìyǒuyishih
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰjɛn⁵⁵ ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

智者千慮，必有一失

  1. even the wise aren't always free from errors

Antonyms
  • 愚者千慮，必有一得／愚者千虑，必有一得
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