猿さるも木きから落おちる
Meanings
Expression
Verb (1-dan)
Proverb
1. even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
Kanji used
monkey
tree
fall down
Composed of
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
Examples (1 in total)
Even monkeys fall from trees. But I can't even climb.