失之东隅,收之桑榆 shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)

Traditional: 失之東隅,收之桑榆

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shi1

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dong1

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shou1

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sang1

yu2

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English Phonetic: 'idiәm
Detailed Definition: n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up