Words — 1 found
shī zhī dōng yú shōu zhī sāng yú
ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ
失 之 東 隅 收 之 桑 榆
失 之 东 隅 收 之 桑 榆
Simplified Traditional 失之东隅收之桑榆 失之東隅收之桑榆
  1. Idiom, Verb
    1. to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset
  2. Verb
    2. to compensate later for one's earlier loss
  3. 3. what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
Hanzi — 7 found
zhī ㄓ 之 之
  1. 1. marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase
  2. 2. it, him her, them
  3. 3. go to
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shōu ㄕㄡ 收 收
  1. 1. gather together, collect
  2. 2. harvest
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shī ㄕ 失 失
  1. 1. lose
  2. 2. make mistake, neglect
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sāng ㄙㄤ 桒 桑
  1. 1. mulberry tree
  2. Surname
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yú ㄩˊ 榆 榆
  1. 1. elm tree
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