Expression | 失之東隅,收之桑榆 |
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Meaning | to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss/what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts |
Reading | sat1 ji1 dung1 yu4 , sau1 ji1 song1 yu4 |
Recall | y |
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