愚者千慮,必有一得
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fool | thousand | anxiety | certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily |
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to | |||
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trad. (愚者千慮,必有一得) | 愚者 | 千 | 慮 | , | 必 | 有 | 一 | 得 | |
simp. (愚者千虑,必有一得) | 愚者 | 千 | 虑 | , | 必 | 有 | 一 | 得 | |
alternative forms | 愚者千慮,亦有一得/愚者千虑,亦有一得 |
Etymology
- 廣武君曰:『臣聞智者千慮,必有一失;愚者千慮,必有一得。』 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Guǎngwǔ jūn yuē: ‘Chén wén zhìzhěqiānlǜ,bìyǒuyīshī; yúzhěqiānlǜ,bìyǒuyīdé.’ [Pinyin]
- Lord Guangwu (Li Zuoche) said, “I have heard a saying that a wise person may make mistakes after thinking thousand times; an unintelligent person may have some good ideas after thinking thousand times.”
广武君曰:『臣闻智者千虑,必有一失;愚者千虑,必有一得。』 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄩˋ , ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄉㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yújhěcianlyù, bìyǒuyidé
- Wade–Giles: yü2-chê3-chʻien1-lü4, pi4-yu3-i1-tê2
- Yale: yú-jě-chyān-lyù-, bì-yǒu-yī-dé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yujeechianliuh, bihyeouider
- Palladius: юйчжэцяньлюй, биюидэ (jujčžɛcjanʹljuj, bijuidɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 ze2 cin1 leoi6, bit1 jau5 jat1 dak1
- Yale: yùh jé chīn leuih, bīt yáuh yāt dāk
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 dze2 tsin1 loey6, bit7 jau5 jat7 dak7
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 zé2 qin1 lêu6, bid1 yeo5 yed1 deg1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lɵy̯²² piːt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
愚者千慮,必有一得
- even the foolish ones can sometimes have good ideas after making deep and careful consideration; even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while
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