千慮一失

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human

Written Forms

千慮一失Traditional · Main Form
千虑一失Alternate Form

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