愚者千慮，必有一得

Chinese

		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
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.]

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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.]

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.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyīdé

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄩˋ , ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄉㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ ze² cin¹ leoi⁶, bit¹ jau⁵ jat¹ dak¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyīdé [Phonetic: yúzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyìdé]
    • 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/
• 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/

Proverb

愚者千慮，必有一得

1. 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

Antonyms

• 智者千慮，必有一失／智者千虑，必有一失 (zhìzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyīshī)