失 之 東 隅 收 之 桑 榆

失之東隅，收之桑榆

失之东隅，收之桑榆

shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2

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