Jyut Dictionary
Online Dictionary
Resources
Download
About
Auto-detect search language
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Jyutping
Fuzzy Jyutping
Pinyin
Fuzzy Pinyin
English
Search
Auto-detect search language
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Jyutping
Fuzzy Jyutping
Pinyin
Fuzzy Pinyin
English
失
蹄
[--]
Jyutping
sat1 tai4
Pinyin
shī tí
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
to stumble (horse); ['making an unexpected failure or mistake' when use in the phrase '人有失足,馬有失蹄']
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
差錯腳,錯手做錯嘢。見「人有失手,馬有失蹄」。
(literally: hoof slip) to fail, to slip up
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
人有失足,马有失蹄。
人有失足,馬有失蹄。
rén yǒu shī zú , mǎ yǒu shī tí 。
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
Even monkeys fall from trees.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
师傅精神唔太好,难免马有失蹄。
師傅精神唔太好,難免馬有失蹄。
si1 fu2 zing1 san4 m4 taai3 hou2, naan4 min5 maa5 jau5 sat1 tai4.
As Master is listless, mistakes are unavoidable despite his expertise.