失之交臂

shī zhī jiāo bì

दुर्लभ

परिभाषाएँ

1. to miss narrowly
2. to let a great opportunity slip

失之交臂 के घटक शब्द

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 臂 臂 bì: arm
• 交臂 交臂 jiāo bì: linking arms
• 失 失 shī: to lose
• 交 交 jiāo: to hand over