失之东隅，收之桑榆

shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú

Definições

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

Palavras componentes de 失之东隅，收之桑榆

• 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 收 shōu: to receive
• 东 dōng: east
• 失 shī: to lose
• 收之桑榆 shōu zhī sāng yú: 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]
• 桑 sāng: (bound form) mulberry tree
• 榆 yú: elm
• 隅 yú: corner