"失之東隅,收之桑榆" meaning in 漢語

See 失之東隅,收之桑榆 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proverb

IPA: /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /sɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹/ [Cantonese, IPA] Forms: 失之东隅,收之桑榆 [Simplified Chinese]
Etymology: 語出《後漢書·馮異傳》:
  1. 開始在這一方面失敗了,最後在另一方面取得勝利
    Sense id: zh-失之東隅,收之桑榆-zh-proverb-LXP5iPgJ Categories (other): 有引文的官話詞
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "官話諺語",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「之」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「失」的漢語詞",
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「收」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「東」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「桑」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「榆」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「隅」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
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      "name": "有1個詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有國際音標的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有引文的文言文詞",
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      "kind": "other",
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "漢語諺語",
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "粵語詞元",
      "parents": [],
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  "etymology_examples": [
    {
      "ref": "《後漢書》約公元5世紀",
      "roman": "Shǐ suī chuí chì Huíxī, zhōng néng fèn yì Mǐnchí, kěwèi shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin",
        "Classical Chinese",
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "text": "始雖垂翅回谿,終能奮翼黽池,可謂失之東隅,收之桑榆。",
      "translation": "虽然一开始在回溪垂下翅膀,但是最终能在黾池奋起翅膀,可以说是丢掉了日出的地方,却收回了日落的地方。"
    },
    {
      "ref": "《後漢書》約公元5世紀",
      "roman": "Shǐ suī chuí chì Huíxī, zhōng néng fèn yì Mǐnchí, kěwèi shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin",
        "Classical Chinese",
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ],
      "text": "始虽垂翅回谿,终能奋翼黾池,可谓失之东隅,收之桑榆。",
      "translation": "虽然一开始在回溪垂下翅膀,但是最终能在黾池奋起翅膀,可以说是丢掉了日出的地方,却收回了日落的地方。"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "語出《後漢書·馮異傳》:",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "失之东隅,收之桑榆",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_title": "諺語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "ref": "2004: 新華網,中国射击队在16日:失之东隅 收之桑榆",
          "roman": "Yòng “shīzhīdōngyú, shōuzhīsāngyú” lái xíngróng Zhōngguó shèjīduì 16 rì zài àoyùn sàichǎng shàng de biǎoxiàn zài héshì bù guò.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Standard Chinese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "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。"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004: 新華網,中国射击队在16日:失之东隅 收之桑榆",
          "roman": "Yòng “shīzhīdōngyú, shōuzhīsāngyú” lái xíngróng Zhōngguó shèjīduì 16 rì zài àoyùn sàichǎng shàng de biǎoxiàn zài héshì bù guò.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Standard Chinese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "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。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "開始在這一方面失敗了,最後在另一方面取得勝利"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ , ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sat¹ zi¹ dung¹ jyu⁴, sau¹ zi¹ song¹ jyu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ , ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shih jhih dongyú, shou jhih sangyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shih¹ chih¹ tung¹-yü², shou¹ chih¹ sang¹-yü²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shr̄ jr̄ dūng-yú-, shōu jr̄ sāng-yú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shy jy dongyu, shou jy sangyu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ши чжи дунъюй, шоу чжи санъюй (ši čži dunʺjuj, šou čži sanʺjuj)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sat¹ zi¹ dung¹ jyu⁴, sau¹ zi¹ song¹ jyu⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sāt jī dūng yùh, sāu jī sōng yùh"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sat⁷ dzi¹ dung¹ jy⁴, sau¹ dzi¹ song¹ jy⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sed¹ ji¹ dung¹ yu⁴, seo¹ ji¹ song¹ yu⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "失之東隅,收之桑榆"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "官話詞元",
    "官話諺語",
    "帶「之」的漢語詞",
    "帶「失」的漢語詞",
    "帶「收」的漢語詞",
    "帶「東」的漢語詞",
    "帶「桑」的漢語詞",
    "帶「榆」的漢語詞",
    "帶「隅」的漢語詞",
    "有1個詞條的頁面",
    "有國際音標的漢語詞",
    "有引文的文言文詞",
    "有詞條的頁面",
    "漢語詞元",
    "漢語諺語",
    "粵語詞元",
    "粵語諺語"
  ],
  "etymology_examples": [
    {
      "ref": "《後漢書》約公元5世紀",
      "roman": "Shǐ suī chuí chì Huíxī, zhōng néng fèn yì Mǐnchí, kěwèi shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin",
        "Classical Chinese",
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "text": "始雖垂翅回谿,終能奮翼黽池,可謂失之東隅,收之桑榆。",
      "translation": "虽然一开始在回溪垂下翅膀,但是最终能在黾池奋起翅膀,可以说是丢掉了日出的地方,却收回了日落的地方。"
    },
    {
      "ref": "《後漢書》約公元5世紀",
      "roman": "Shǐ suī chuí chì Huíxī, zhōng néng fèn yì Mǐnchí, kěwèi shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú.",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin",
        "Classical Chinese",
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ],
      "text": "始虽垂翅回谿,终能奋翼黾池,可谓失之东隅,收之桑榆。",
      "translation": "虽然一开始在回溪垂下翅膀,但是最终能在黾池奋起翅膀,可以说是丢掉了日出的地方,却收回了日落的地方。"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "語出《後漢書·馮異傳》:",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "失之东隅,收之桑榆",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_title": "諺語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "有引文的官話詞"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2004: 新華網,中国射击队在16日:失之东隅 收之桑榆",
          "roman": "Yòng “shīzhīdōngyú, shōuzhīsāngyú” lái xíngróng Zhōngguó shèjīduì 16 rì zài àoyùn sàichǎng shàng de biǎoxiàn zài héshì bù guò.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Standard Chinese",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "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。"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004: 新華網,中国射击队在16日:失之东隅 收之桑榆",
          "roman": "Yòng “shīzhīdōngyú, shōuzhīsāngyú” lái xíngróng Zhōngguó shèjīduì 16 rì zài àoyùn sàichǎng shàng de biǎoxiàn zài héshì bù guò.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin",
            "Standard Chinese",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "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。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "開始在這一方面失敗了,最後在另一方面取得勝利"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ , ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sat¹ zi¹ dung¹ jyu⁴, sau¹ zi¹ song¹ jyu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ , ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shih jhih dongyú, shou jhih sangyú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shih¹ chih¹ tung¹-yü², shou¹ chih¹ sang¹-yü²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shr̄ jr̄ dūng-yú-, shōu jr̄ sāng-yú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shy jy dongyu, shou jy sangyu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ши чжи дунъюй, шоу чжи санъюй (ši čži dunʺjuj, šou čži sanʺjuj)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sɑŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sat¹ zi¹ dung¹ jyu⁴, sau¹ zi¹ song¹ jyu⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sāt jī dūng yùh, sāu jī sōng yùh"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sat⁷ dzi¹ dung¹ jy⁴, sau¹ dzi¹ song¹ jy⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "sed¹ ji¹ dung¹ yu⁴, seo¹ ji¹ song¹ yu⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "失之東隅,收之桑榆"
}

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