失之東隅，收之桑榆
shī​zhī​dōng​yú​shōu​zhī​sāng​yú

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset

  • 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 · to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    失之东隅，收之桑榆 / 失之東隅，收之桑榆

    shī​zhī​dōng​yú​shōu​zhī​sāng​yú

    to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset

    To compensate later for an earlier loss; to lose in one area but gain in another.

    失 (literal) → 失 · shī · to lose 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 东隅 (literal) → 东隅/東隅 · dōng​yú · morning ， (non_chinese) 收 (literal) → 收 · shōu · to receive 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 桑榆 (literal) → 桑榆 · sāng​yú · old age

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    created sense