失之東隅，收之桑榆

See also: 失之东隅，收之桑榆

Chinese

		to lose; to miss; to fail	's; him/her/it; this	the eastern corner; morning; daybreak the eastern corner; morning; daybreak; eastern side		to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)	's; him/her/it; this	mulberry and elm trees; evening
trad. (失之東隅，收之桑榆)		失	之	東隅	，	收	之	桑榆
simp. (失之东隅，收之桑榆)		失	之	东隅	，	收	之	桑榆

Etymology

Literally: What you lose in the morning, you gain back in the evening.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ , ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sat¹ zi¹ dung¹ jyu⁴, sau¹ zi¹ song¹ jyu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ , ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shih jhih dongyú, shou jhih sangyú
    • Wade–Giles: shih¹ chih¹ tung¹-yü², shou¹ chih¹ sang¹-yü²
    • Yale: shr̄ jr̄ dūng-yú-, shōu jr̄ sāng-yú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy jy dongyu, shou jy sangyu
    • Palladius: ши чжи дунъюй, шоу чжи санъюй (ši čži dunʺjuj, šou čži sanʺjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sat¹ zi¹ dung¹ jyu⁴, sau¹ zi¹ song¹ jyu⁴
    • Yale: sāt jī dūng yùh, sāu jī sōng yùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sat⁷ dzi¹ dung¹ jy⁴, sau¹ dzi¹ song¹ jy⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sed¹ ji¹ dung¹ yu⁴, seo¹ ji¹ song¹ yu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹/

Proverb

失之東隅，收之桑榆

1. to lose one thing but gain another

   • 用「失之東隅，收之桑榆」來形容中國射擊隊１６日在奧運賽場上的表現再合適不過。 [MSC, trad.]
     用「失之东隅，收之桑榆」来形容中国射击队１６日在奥运赛场上的表现再合适不过。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2004: Xinhua.net staff, 中国射击队在16日：失之东隅 收之桑榆 (Chinese sharp shooting team makes a comeback on the 16th)

     Yòng “shīzhīdōngyú, shōuzhīsāngyú” lái xíngróng zhōngguó shèjīduì １６ rì zài àoyùn sàichǎng shàng de biǎoxiàn zài héshì bù guò. [Pinyin]

     The old saying gain back in the evening what you lost in the morning could not be more appropriate for describing the Chinese sharp shooting team's performance at the olympic games on the 16th.