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智者千虑，必有一失

智者千慮，必有一失

zhì zhě qiān lv bì yǒu yī shī

ji3 je2 chin1 leui6 , bit1 yau5 yat1 sat1

to err is human

Somewhat infrequent

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lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom) / fig. nobody is infallible / even the wise make errors on occasion / to err is human/

Adso: even the wise make errors on occasion

Cantofish: a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human

MDBG: lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible

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