chybami se člověk učí

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Czech

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Etymology

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Literally, human learns by mistakes.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xɪbamɪ sɛ t͡ʃlovjɛk ut͡ʃiː]

Proverb

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chybami se člověk učí

  1. we learn by our mistakes (related to to err is human)
  2. once bitten, twice shy

Further reading

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  • chyba”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989