千虑一得 qiānlǜyīdé even a fool may have a good idea Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 千 qiān numeral thousand thousand; the number 1,000; the financial form is 仟 qiān虑 慮 lǜ noun thought (bound form) an idea; a thought or state of mind一得 yīdé 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 qiānlǜyīdé