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Definitions
1. 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]
Components
收
shōu
–
to receive
之
zhī
–
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
桑
Sāng
–
surname Sang
榆
yú
–
elm
Related Words
失之东隅，收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
–
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)