chybami se člověk učí

Czech

Etymology

Literally, “human learns by mistakes”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɪbamɪ sɛ t͡ʃlovjɛk ut͡ʃiː]

Proverb

chybami se člověk učí

1. we learn by our mistakes (related to to err is human)
2. once bitten, twice shy

Further reading

• “chyba”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989