失马亡羊
shī​mǎ​wáng​yáng

gains and losses

  • created reference approved 失马亡羊/失馬亡羊 → 塞翁失马/塞翁失馬 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    失马亡羊 / 失馬亡羊 shī​mǎ​wáng​yáng

    塞翁失马 / 塞翁失馬 sài​wēng​shī​mǎ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 失马亡羊/失馬亡羊 · shī​mǎ​wáng​yáng · gains and losses — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    失马亡羊 / 失馬亡羊

    shī​mǎ​wáng​yáng

    gains and losses

    Symbolizes the unpredictable nature of fortune and misfortune where gains and losses frequently alternate; one cannot judge based only on a single moment's situation

    失 (literal) → 失 · shī · to lose 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 亡 (literal) → 亡 · wáng · to lose 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense