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

compensate for loss

  • created sense approved 失之东隅，收之桑榆/失之東隅，收之桑榆 · shī​zhī​dōng​yú, shōu​zhī​sāng​yú · compensate for loss

    失之东隅，收之桑榆 / 失之東隅，收之桑榆

    shī​zhī​dōng​yú, shōu​zhī​sāng​yú

    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

    虽然他在这次比赛中失利了，但能在随后的面试中脱颖而出，真是失之东隅，收之桑榆。

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