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Mistake in Chinese / Japanese...

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Even Monkeys Fall From Trees

Meaning: Anyone can make a mistake

 saru mo ki kara ochiru
Even Monkeys Fall From Trees Scroll

猿も木から落ちる is the Japanese proverb, “Even monkeys fall from trees.”

It suggests that even the most skilled, can make a mistake in something they should be a master of. Or, to put it simply, “Anyone can make a mistake.”


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Failure is the Origin of Success

 shippai wa seikou no moto
Failure is the Origin of Success Scroll

This Japanese proverb reads, “failure/mistake/blunder/defeat is the origin of success.”

It suggests that failures or defeats are a necessary part of success.

失敗は成功の元 is often translated as “Failure is a stepping stone to success.”


Note: There are a few similar variations of this idiom in Japanese.


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.


See Also:  Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


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    mu4
mu
 myou / myo
    みょう

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Miaou
old variant of 穆[mu4]
(surname) Myō
mistake

ぽか

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 boka
    ボカ
(noun/participle) (colloquialism) blunder; (careless) mistake; error; (place-name) Boca

猿も木から落ちる

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 sarumokikaraochiru
    さるもきからおちる

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Even Monkeys Fall From Trees
(exp,v1) (proverb) even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods

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diān
    dian1
tien
inversion; mistake

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jiù
    jiu4
chiu
 kyū
    とが
fault; to blame; to punish; calamity; misfortune
(1) (kana only) error; mistake; fault; (2) (kana only) sin; wrongdoing; offense
fault

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 shiogama
    しおがま
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) lie; fib; falsehood; untruth; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) mistake; error; (3) unwise move; bad decision; (interjection) (4) (colloquialism) no way!; unbelievable!; really?!; (personal name) Shiogama

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shī
    shi1
shih
 shitsu
    しつ
to lose; to miss; to fail
(1) loss (of something); disadvantage; (2) mistake; error; failure; (3) flaw; defect; (4) (abbreviation) {baseb} (See 失策・2) error
To lose, opp. of 得; to err.

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lòu
    lou4
lou
 ro
to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)
āsrava, 'flowing, running, discharge; distress, pain, affliction.' M.W. It is defined as another term for 煩惱 q.v.; also as the discharge, or outflow, from the organs of sense, wherever those exist, hence it is applied to the passions and their filth; impure efflux from the mind, v. 欲有; also to the leakage or loss thereby of the 正道 truth; also to the stream of transmigration.

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fàn
    fan4
fan
 han
    はん
to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or something bad)
(suffix) perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
To offend against, break (as a law).

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yóu
    you2
yu
fault; mistake


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    wu4
wu
 go
    ご
mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
(n,n-pref) mistake; error
deceit


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miù
    miu4
miu
 muu
    あやまり
to deceive; to confuse; to cheat; absurd; erroneous
(irregular okurigana usage) error; mistake; slip; bug
an error


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cuò
    cuo4
ts`o
    tso
 saku
    こすり
mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; to let slip; to evade; to inlay with gold or silver
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
to mix

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fēi
    fei1
fei
 hi
    ひ
to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
(1) fault; error; mistake; (2) going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable; (prefix) (3) un-; non-; an-
Not: un-: without, apart from; wrong.

ウソ

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 uso
    ウソ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) lie; fib; falsehood; untruth; (2) mistake; error; (3) unwise move; bad decision; (interjection) (4) (colloquialism) No way!; Unbelievable!; Really?!; (kana only) Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula); Japanese bullfinch

もた

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 mota
    モタ
(expression) (osb:) having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...; (surname) Mota

一失

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 isshitsu
    いっしつ
a loss; a failure; a mistake; an error

不覚

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 fukaku
    ふかく
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) failure; defeat; mistake; blunder; negligence; indiscretion; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) unconsciousness; (given name) Fukaku

不覺


不觉

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bù jué
    bu4 jue2
pu chüeh
 fukaku
unconsciously
Unenlightened, uncomprehending, without 'spiritual' insight, the condition of people in general, who mistake the phenomenal for the real, and by ignorance beget karma, reaping its results in the mortal round of transmigration; i. e. people generally.

倒彩

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dào cǎi
    dao4 cai3
tao ts`ai
    tao tsai
adverse audience reaction: boos and jeers, hissing, catcalls or deliberate applause after a mistake

僻事

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 higagoto
    ひがごと
immoral act; mistake

凡失

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 bonshitsu
    ぼんしつ
common mistake

出錯


出错

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chū cuò
    chu1 cuo4
ch`u ts`o
    chu tso
to make a mistake; error

前非

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qián fēi
    qian2 fei1
ch`ien fei
    chien fei
 zenpi
    ぜんぴ
past misdeed; past error; past folly; past sin
one's prior mistake(s) or error(s)

匡正

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kuāng zhèng
    kuang1 zheng4
k`uang cheng
    kuang cheng
 tadamasa
    ただまさ
to correct; to amend; to redress (evils)
(noun, transitive verb) correction (of a fault, mistake, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; (personal name) Tadamasa

嘴硬

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zuǐ yìng
    zui3 ying4
tsui ying
reluctant to admit a mistake

大過


大过

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dà guò
    da4 guo4
ta kuo
 taika
    たいか
serious mistake; major demerit
serious error; gross mistake
great error

失手

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shī shǒu
    shi1 shou3
shih shou
a slip; miscalculation; unwise move; accidentally; by mistake; to lose control; to be defeated

失敗


失败

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shī bài
    shi1 bai4
shih pai
 shippai
    しっぱい
to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat; CL:次[ci4]
(n,vs,vt,vi) failure; mistake; blunder

失点

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 shitten
    しってん
(1) (ant: 得点) lost point (in a game); point given away; conceded goal; (2) {baseb} run charged to the pitcher; (3) blunder; mistake; error

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)
Even Monkeys Fall From Trees猿も木から落ちるsaru mo ki kara ochiru
sarumokikaraochiru
Failure is the Origin of Success失敗は成功の元shippai wa seikou no moto
shippaiwaseikounomoto
shipai wa seiko no moto


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