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失之东隅，收之桑榆【shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú】

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
to compensate later for one's earlier loss
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

失之东隅，收之桑榆【shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú】

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
to compensate later for one's earlier loss
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

失

HSK 32

含义lose; make mistake, neglect

拼音shī

之

HSK 42

含义marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

拼音zhī

东

HSK 1

含义east, eastern, eastward

拼音dōng

隅

含义corner, nook, remote place

拼音yú

收

HSK 22

含义gather together, collect; harvest

拼音shōu

桑

HSK 7-94

含义mulberry tree; surname

拼音sāng

榆

含义elm tree

拼音yú