失之东隅，收之桑榆 shīzhīdōngyú, shōuzhīsāngyú compensate for loss Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 失之东隅，收之桑榆 (失之東隅，收之桑榆) shīzhīdōngyú, shōuzhīsāngyú compensate for loss to suffer a loss in one place or time but make it up in another; to compensate later for an earlier setback Cross-References Referenced by 收之桑榆 shōuzhīsāngyú Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT
失之东隅，收之桑榆 (失之東隅，收之桑榆) shīzhīdōngyú, shōuzhīsāngyú compensate for loss to suffer a loss in one place or time but make it up in another; to compensate later for an earlier setback Cross-References Referenced by 收之桑榆 shōuzhīsāngyú Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT
