交臂失之

jiāo bì shī zhī

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Definitions

  1. 1. to miss sb by a narrow chance
  2. 2. to miss an opportunity

Child Words of 交臂失之

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

臂
bì

arm

交臂
jiāo bì

linking arms

失
shī

to lose

交
jiāo

to hand over