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千虑一失
qiān​lǜ​yī​shī

to err is human

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千虑一失 千慮一失 qiān​lǜ​yī​shī
to err is human
(idiom) even the wisest person occasionally makes a mistake after careful consideration; literally "a thousand considerations, one mistake"

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Antonym

  • 千虑一得 qiān​lǜ​yī​dé

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