a good rider tends to fall(shàn qí zhě duò)

a good rider tends to fall

It is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is sh à NQ í zh à Du à. People who are used to riding often fall off their horses. It means that people who are good at a certain skill often fail because of carelessness. From Huainanzi yuandaoxun.

The origin of Idioms

Huainanzi yuandaoxun: a man who is good at travelling drowns, a man who is good at riding falls. He is good at what he likes, but he is a disaster.

Idiom usage

It is used as object and attribute to admonish people.

Analysis of Idioms

A good traveler drowns

Chinese PinYin : shàn qí zhě duò