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): ㄐㄧㄠㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄓ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāo bì shī zhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiau bih shy jy
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

Idiom

交臂失之

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

Synonyms

失之交臂 (shī zhī jiāo bì)

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