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失之東隅,收之桑榆
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CEDict 100318
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失
之
東
隅
收
之
桑
榆
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Traditional
失之東隅,收之桑榆
Simplified
失之东隅,收之桑榆
Pinyin
shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2
English
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom); to compensate later for one's earlier loss
what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
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