失手 | shī shǒu | a slip / miscalculation / unwise move / accidentally / by mistake / to lose control / to be defeated | |
失策 | shī cè | to blunder / to miscalculate / miscalculation / unwise (move) | |
失算 | shī suàn | to miscalculate / miscalculation | |
失着 | shī zhāo | unwise move / miscalculation | |
马失前蹄 | mǎ shī qián tí | lit. the horse loses its front hooves / fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness |