人有失手，马有失蹄

Traditional: 人有失手，馬有失蹄

rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí

Dictionary entry

lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)

What does 人有失手，马有失蹄 mean?

人有失手，马有失蹄 (rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)

2fig. everyone makes mistakes

3even the best fall down sometimes

Character breakdown

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)失shīto lose · to miss 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]蹄tíhoof · pig's trotters

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How to pronounce 人有失手，马有失蹄

人有失手，马有失蹄

rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí

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