馬有失蹄
maa5 jau5 sat1 tai4mǎ yǒu shī tíinferred
English
- to fail to accomplish something unexpectedly even experienced; literally: a horse stumbles
粵語 — Cantonese
- 經驗老到嘅人都會有失手、失準嘅時候，正如隻馬行得耐都有機會跌低
Examples
師傅精神唔太好，難免馬有失蹄。
As Master is listless, mistakes are unavoidable despite his expertise.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk