马有失蹄，人有失言馬有失蹄，人有失言馬有失蹄，人有失言

a horse can slip its hoof, a person can slip in speech

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Everyone sometimes says the wrong thing, just as even a good horse stumbles. Used to excuse or forgive a slip of the tongue. Close to 'Even Homer nods.'

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Simplified: 马有失蹄，人有失言
Traditional (Taiwan): 馬有失蹄，人有失言
Pinyin: mǎ yǒushī tí, rén yǒu shīyán
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄊㄧˊ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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