Etymology
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Literally, “human learns by mistakes”.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): [xɪbamɪ sɛ t͡ʃlovjɛk ut͡ʃiː]
chybami se člověk učí
- we learn by our mistakes (related to to err is human)
- once bitten, twice shy
Further reading
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- chyba in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989