人有失手，马有失蹄 rén yǒu shī shǒu ， mǎ yǒu shī tí

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
失 shī
HSK 4
lose; make mistake, neglect
手 shǒu
HSK 2
hand
马 mǎ
HSK 3
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
失 shī
HSK 4
lose; make mistake, neglect
蹄 tí hoof; leg of pork; little witch