聖人也有三分錯

Chinese

sage; wise man; saint also; too
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
to be divided into three parts; three tenths
mistake; error; blunder
mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong
 
trad. (聖人也有三分錯) 聖人 三分
simp. (圣人也有三分错) 圣人 三分
Literally: “Even saints are thrirty-percent errors”.

Pronunciation

  • Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5sen-gnin6 6gha-yeu6 1se-fen1-tshu5

  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 5sen-gnin6 6gha-yeu6 1se-fen1-tshu5
      • MiniDict: sen nyin gha yeu se fen tshu
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 2sen-nyin3 3hha-hhieu3 1se-fen1-tshu2
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sən³³ n̠ʲin⁴⁴ ɦa²² ɦiɤ⁴⁴ se⁵⁵ fən³³ t͡sʰu²¹/

Idiom

聖人也有三分錯

  1. (chiefly Northern Wu) nobody's perfect