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

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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.
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