even a wise man sometimes makes a mistake

even a wise man sometimes makes a mistake

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ā NL ǜ y ī sh ī, which means that smart people's consideration, there will also be inconsiderate places. It comes from Yanzi Chunqiu zaxia Shiba.

Idiom explanation

Lost: wrong.

The origin of Idioms

"Yanzi spring and Autumn Annals miscellaneous 18" says: "the infant hears it: the sage thousand worries, must have a loss; the fool thousand worries, must have a gain."

Idiom usage

It's a wise person's consideration, but it's not thoughtful. The fifth volume of Yu Yue's essays on spring in the hall in the Qing Dynasty: "the home of writing books is always full of misgivings."

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, Yan Ying, the Prime Minister of the state of Qi, was upright and honest, and lived a very simple life. People under Qi Jinggong's command witnessed Yan Ying's poor life and reported to him. Qi Jinggong sent thousands of gold to him many times to receive guests, but Yan Ying refused. Jinggong said to Yanzi, "in the past, our former monarch, Duke Huan, granted Guan Zhong the population and land of the 500 communes. Guan Zhong didn't refuse and accepted it. Why do you refuse? " Yan Zi said, "I've heard that a saint who worries a lot will lose something; a fool who worries a lot will gain something. I think Guan Zhong's loss is my gain! So I can only thank you again, but I dare not accept your reward. "