失之交臂
shī zhī jiāo bì
Pinyin
Definition
失之交臂
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- to miss narrowly
- to let a great opportunity slip
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
- 2 him
- 3 her
- 4 it
- 1 before
- 2 prior to
- 3 ago
- 4 previously
- 5 beforehand
- 1 afterwards
- 2 following
- 3 later
- 4 after
- 1 between
- 2 among
- 3 inter-
Idioms (20)
一丘之貉
- 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
- 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
- 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一年之计在于春
- 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
- 2 early planning is the key to success
一手交钱,一手交货
- 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
- 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
- 3 simple and direct transaction