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得而复失

dé ér fù shī

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Definitions

  1. 1. to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)

Child Words of 得而复失

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

而
ér

and

失
shī

to lose

复
fù

to go and return