Definitions

1. 1. to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
2. 2. to compensate later for one's earlier loss
3. 3. what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

Components

• 失 shī – to lose
• 之 zhī – (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
• 东 Dōng – surname Dong
• 隅 yú – corner
• 收之桑榆 shōu zhī sāng yú – see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]