收之桑榆

shōu zhī sāng yú

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Definitions

  1. 1. see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú]

Words Containing 收之桑榆

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

to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)

Child Words of 收之桑榆

之
zhī

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

收
shōu

to receive

桑
sāng

(bound form) mulberry tree

榆
yú

elm