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智者千虑,必有一失 /zhìzhě qiān phrase

even Homer nods(no one is immune to error)
phrase

智者 /zhìzhě/ noun

sage [sages](wise person)
noun
[UK: seɪdʒ] [US: ˈseɪdʒ]

wise man [wise men]noun
[UK: waɪz mæn waɪz men] [US: ˈwaɪz ˈmæn ˈwaɪz ˈmen]

千 /qiān/ numeral

thousand(cardinal number 1000)
numeral
[UK: ˈθaʊz.n̩d] [US: ˈθaʊz.n̩d]

铅 /qiān/ noun

lead [leads](chemical element)
noun
[UK: liːd] [US: ˈled]

氯 // noun

chlorine [chlorines](chemical element)
noun
[UK: ˈklɔː.riːn] [US: ˈklɔː.rin]

滤 // verb

sift [sifted, sifting, sifts](to sieve or strain (something))
verb
[UK: sɪft] [US: ˈsɪft]

strain [strained, straining, strains](to separate solid from liquid)
verb
[UK: streɪn] [US: ˈstreɪn]

千米 /qiān-mǐ/ noun

kilometre [kilometres](unit of measure)
noun
[UK: kɪ.ˈlɒ.mɪ.tə(r)] [US: kɪ.ˈlɒ.mɪ.tər]

千兆字节 /qiān zhàozìjié/ noun

gigabyte [gigabytes](one billion bytes)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɪ.ɡə.baɪt] [US: ˈɡɪ.ɡə.ˌbaɪt]

千克 /qiān kè/ noun

kilogram [kilograms](unit of mass equal to 1000 grams)
noun
[UK: ˈkɪ.lə.ɡræm] [US: ˈkɪ.lə.ˌɡræm]

千一 /qiān yī/ noun

one thousand and one(the figure 1,001)
noun

千万 /qiān-wàn/ numeral

ten million(10,000,000)
numeral
[UK: ten ˈmɪ.lɪən] [US: ˈten ˈmɪ.ljən]

绿啄木鸟 / zhuómùniǎo/ noun

green woodpecker [green woodpeckers](Picus viridis)
noun
[UK: ˈɡriːn ˈwʊd.pekə(r)] [US: ˈɡriːn ˈwʊd.ˌpekər]

传导率 /chuándǎo / noun

conductivity [conductivities](ability to conduct)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.dʌk.ˈtɪ.vɪ.ti] [US: ˌkɑːn.ˌdək.ˈtɪ.və.ti]

青瓷綠 /qīngcí / noun

celadon(pale green colour)
noun
[UK: ˈse.lə.ˌdɑːn] [US: ˈse.lə.ˌdɑːn]

千分尺 /qiān fēn chǐ/ noun

micrometer [micrometers](instrument)
noun
[UK: maɪ.ˈkrɒm.ɪt.ə(r)] [US: maɪ.ˈkrɑːm.ət.r̩]

千- /qiān-/ adjective

kilo-(prefix)
adjective
[UK: ˈkɪ.lə] [US: ˈkɪ.lə]

綠翅鴨 / chì yā/ noun

Eurasian teal(Anas crecca)
noun
[UK: jʊə.ˈreɪʒ.n̩ tiːl] [US: jʊ.ˈreɪʒ.n̩ ˈtiːl]

光传导率 /guāng chuándǎo / noun

photoconductivity(an increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊ.tək.ən.ˌdʌk.ˈtɪ.vɪ.tɪ] [US: foʊto.ʊˌˌk.ɑːn.dək.ˈtɪ.vɪ.tiː]

千鈞一髮 /qiān jūn yī fà/ verb

hang by a thread(to be in a precarious situation)
verb
[UK: hæŋ baɪ ə θred] [US: ˈhæŋ baɪ ə ˈθred]

在家千日好 /zài jiā qiān rì hǎo/ phrase

there's no place like home(one feels most comfortable at home)
phrase
[UK: ðeəz nəʊ ˈpleɪs ˈlaɪk həʊm] [US: ˈðerz ˈnoʊ ˈpleɪs ˈlaɪk hoʊm]

牛牵到北京还是牛 /niú qiān dào Běijīng háishì niú/ phrase

a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈle.pəd ˈkæn.ɒt tʃeɪndʒ ɪts spɒts] [US: ə ˈle.pərd ˈkæn.ɑːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈɪts ˈspɑːts]

你可以把马牵到有水的地方,但是你无法叫它喝水 /nǐ kěyǐ bǎ mǎ qiān dào yǒu shuǐ de dìfāng phrase

you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink(you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it)
phrase