失之交臂

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shī zhī jiāo bì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄓㄐㄧㄠㄅㄧˋ

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

Idiom

失之交臂

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

Synonyms

交臂失之 (jiāo bì shī zhī)

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