千虑一失

Traditional: 千慮一失

qiān lǜ yī shī

Dictionary entry

reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human

What does 千虑一失 mean?

千虑一失 (qiān lǜ yī shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human

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千qiānthousand 虑lǜto think over · to consider 一yīone · single 失shīto lose · to miss

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千虑一失

qiān lǜ yī shī

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