人有失手，马有失蹄

rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3. even the best fall down sometimes

Child Words of 人有失手，马有失蹄

人
rén

person; people

手
shǒu

hand

有
yǒu

to have; there is

马
mǎ

horse

失
shī

to lose

失手
shī shǒu

a slip

蹄
tí

hoof