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失之东隅，收之桑榆

shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú

Definitions

  • •to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
  • •to compensate later for one's earlier loss
  • •what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

Child Words of 失之东隅，收之桑榆

收
shōu
东
dōng
榆
yú
隅
yú
失
shī
收之桑榆
shōu zhī sāng yú
之
zhī
桑
sāng