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失之东隅，收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
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Definitions
- 1. to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
- 2. to compensate later for one's earlier loss
- 3. what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts