坐失机宜
zuò​shī​jī​yí

to let an opportunity slip by

  • created reference approved 坐失机宜/坐失機宜 → 坐失良机/坐失良機 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐失机宜 / 坐失機宜 zuò​shī​jī​yí

    坐失良机 / 坐失良機 zuò​shī​liáng​jī

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 坐失机宜/坐失機宜 · zuò​shī​jī​yí · to let an opportunity slip by — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐失机宜 / 坐失機宜

    zuò​shī​jī​yí

    to let an opportunity slip by

    (idiom) to sit back and watch a good opportunity go to waste; to lose a chance through inaction

    坐失 (literal) → 坐失 · zuò​shī · to let slip by 机宜 (literal) → 机宜/機宜 · jī​yí · guidelines

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