愚者千慮,必有一得

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Chinese

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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
 
trad. (愚者千慮,必有一得) 愚者
simp. (愚者千虑,必有一得) 愚者
alternative forms 愚者千慮,亦有一得愚者千虑,亦有一得

Etymology

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廣武:『智者千慮,必有一失愚者千慮,必有一得。』 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
广武:『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

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Proverb

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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

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