千虑一失 in English qian1 lu:4 yi1 shi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiomatic expression); to err is human

Simplified Characters

千 虑 一 失

Traditional Characters

千 慮 一 失

Pinyin

qian1 lu:4 yi1 shi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

千qian1thousand 虑lv4to think over 一yi1one 失shi1to lose