- see 失之東隅,失之东隅,收之桑榆【shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú】
Generated: This phrase expresses the idea of gaining something valuable after losing something else, indicating optimism and the idea that a loss can lead to new opportunities.
wǒ我yuán běn原本hěn很nán guò难过,yīn wèi因为méi没Néng能dé dào得到Nā那fèn份gōng zuò工作,dàn但hòu lái后来wǒ我zhǎo dào找到le了gēng更hǎo好de的jī huì机会,zhēn shi真是shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú失之东隅,收之桑榆。
I was originally very sad because I didn't get that job, but later I found an even better opportunity. It truly is an example of losing in the East and gaining in the mulberry grove.