收之桑榆
shōu​zhī​sāng​yú

to make up for an earlier loss

  • created sense approved 收之桑榆 · shōu​zhī​sāng​yú · to make up for an earlier loss — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    收之桑榆

    shōu​zhī​sāng​yú

    to make up for an earlier loss

    to lose at first but gain in the end; to compensate later for one's earlier failures or losses

    收 (literal) → 收 · shōu · to receive 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 桑榆 (literal) → 桑榆 · sāng​yú · old age

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