榆罔
Yú wǎng
Pinyin
Definition
榆罔
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- Yuwang (c. 2000 BC), last of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì], defeated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huáng dì]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (2)
失之东隅,收之桑榆
- 1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
- 2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
- 3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
置若罔闻
- 1 to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear