千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 in English qian1 li3 ma3 chang2 you3 , er2 Bo2 Le4 bu4 chang2 you3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it

Simplified Characters

千 里 马 常 有 ， 而 伯 乐 不 常 有

Traditional Characters

千 里 馬 常 有 ， 而 伯 樂 不 常 有

Pinyin

qian1 li3 ma3 chang2 you3 , er2 Bo2 Le4 bu4 chang2 you3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

千qian1thousand 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 马ma3surname Ma 常chang2surname Chang 有you3to have ， 而er2and 伯bo2variant of 霸[ba4] 乐le4surname Le 不bu4(negative prefix) 常chang2surname Chang 有you3to have