人
有
失
手
，
马
有
失
蹄
r
é
n
r
é
n
y
ǒ
u
y
ǒ
u
s
h
ī
s
h
ī
s
h
ǒ
u
s
h
ǒ
u
,
,
m
á
m
ǎ
y
ǒ
u
y
ǒ
u
s
h
ī
s
h
ī
t
í
t
í
Definitions
1. lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
2. fig. everyone makes mistakes
3. even the best fall down sometimes
Components
人
rén
–
man
有失
yǒu shī
–
to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)
手
shǒu
–
hand
马
Mǎ
–
surname Ma
蹄
tí
–
hoof