智者千慮，必有一失

Chinese

wise man; man of wisdom; sage thousand anxiety
certainly; must; will
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
one; single; a
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

Etymology

廣武君曰：『臣聞智者千慮，必有一失；愚者千慮，必有一得。』 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
广武君曰：『臣闻智者千虑，必有一失；愚者千虑，必有一得。』 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
Guǎngwǔ jūn yuē: ‘Chén wén zhìzhěqiānlǜ，bìyǒuyīshī; yúzhěqiānlǜ，bìyǒuyīdé.’ [Pinyin]
Lord Guangwu (Li Zuoche) said, “I have heard a saying that a wise person may make mistakes after thinking thousand times; an unintelligent person may have some good ideas after thinking thousand times.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhìzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyīshī
    (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄩˋ , ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄕ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): zi3 ze2 cin1 leoi6, bit1 jau5 jat1 sat1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyīshī [Phonetic: zhìzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyìshī]
      • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄩˋ , ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄕ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhjhěcianlyù, bìyǒuyishih
      • Wade–Giles: chih4-chê3-chʻien1-lü4, pi4-yu3-i1-shih1
      • Yale: jr̀-jě-chyān-lyù-, bì-yǒu-yī-shr̄
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhjeechianliuh, bihyeouishy
      • Palladius: чжичжэцяньлюй, биюиши (čžičžɛcjanʹljuj, bijuiši)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

智者千慮，必有一失

  1. even the wise aren't always free from errors (even after making deep and careful consideration); even Homer nods

Antonyms

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