人有失手，马有失蹄

Traditional form:

人有失手，馬有失蹄

Pinyin (reading):

rényǒushīshǒu,mǎyǒushītí

Definitions:

• lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
• fig. everyone makes mistakes
• even the best fall down sometimes

Characters:

• 人 - man, person; people
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 手 - hand
• 马 - horse; surname
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 蹄 - hoof; pig's trotter

Traditional characters:

• 人 - man, person; people
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 手 - hand
• 馬 - horse; surname
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
• 蹄 - hoof; pig's trotter