金无足赤

金無足赤
jīnwú-zúchì
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 no gold is perfectly pure
  2. 2 nobody is perfect

Examples

HSK 5
Jīnwú-zúchì, zài hǎo de fāng'àn yě huì yǒu quēdiǎn.
No gold is perfectly pure; even the best plan will have weak points.
HSK 7-9
Jīnwú-zúchì, rénwú-wánrén, nǐ bié duì zìjǐ tài kēkè le.
No gold is pure and no one is perfect, so don't be so hard on yourself.

Tips

usage
Usually the first half of the couplet 金无足赤,人无完人: just as there is no perfectly pure gold, there is no perfect person. Said to excuse a fault or to ask for patience. 足 "full" and 赤 "red" describe gold of full purity, which has a reddish glow.

Stroke Order

金 jīn
无 wú
足 zú
赤 chì