交臂失之

交臂失之

Chinese

			to lose; to miss; to fail	's; him/her/it; this
simp. and trad. (交臂失之)		交臂	失	之

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāo bì shī zhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕ ㄓ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiāo bì shī zhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕ ㄓ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiau bih shy jy
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

Idiom

交臂失之

1. to narrowly miss a golden opportunity (to meet someone etc.)

Synonyms

• 失之交臂 (shī zhī jiāo bì)