失之东隅收之桑榆 Pronunciation and Pinyin
失之东隅收之桑榆 Usage and Examples
What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts.
Lose at dawn, gain at dusk.
The characters in 失之东隅收之桑榆
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 失
- shī失bú不zài再lái来Lost opportunities never return, Once lost, never regained
- shī失yè业unemployment, unemployed
- shī失yè业le了Unemployed, Lost my job
- shī失yè业hòu后After losing my job, After unemployment
- shī失yè业lǜ率unemployment rate
- shī失yè业de的unemployed, jobless
- shī失zhǔ主owner, rightful owner
- shī失zhī之qiān千lǐ里chà差ruò若háo毫lí厘A hair's breadth deviation leads to a thousand li error., An inch of difference, a thousand miles of error.
- shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘chà差zhī之qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A small error can lead to a large deviation.
- shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘chà差yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A little error may lead to a great deviation.
- shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘miù谬yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A tiny error can lead to a huge mistake.
- shī失le了tǐ体miàn面lose face, lose dignity
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Open the tool →Questions about 失之东隅收之桑榆
What does 失之东隅收之桑榆 mean in Chinese?
失之东隅收之桑榆 (shī zhī dōng yú shōu zhī sāng yú) means “What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts, Lose at dawn, gain at dusk”.
How do you pronounce 失之东隅收之桑榆?
失之东隅收之桑榆 is pronounced shī zhī dōng yú shōu zhī sāng yú in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts.” in Chinese?
“What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts.” is 失之东隅收之桑榆 (shī zhī dōng yú shōu zhī sāng yú) in Chinese.