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千虑一得
qiān​lǜ​yī​dé

even a fool may have a good idea

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 千 qiān numeral
    thousand
    thousand; the number 1,000; the financial form is 仟 qiān
  2. 虑 慮 lǜ noun
    thought
    (bound form) an idea; a thought or state of mind
  3. 一得 yī​dé
    modest achievement
    (literary) a small gain or a single good idea; often used as a modest way to refer to one's own insight or achievement. See 千虑一得 qiān​lǜ​yī​dé