交臂失之

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāobìshīzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau¹ bei³ sat¹ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāobìshīzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaobìshihjhih
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-pi⁴-shih¹-chih¹
    • Yale: jyāu-bì-shr̄-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaubihshyjy
    • Palladius: цзяобишичжи (czjaobišičži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau¹ bei³ sat¹ zi¹
    • Yale: gāau bei sāt jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau¹ bei³ sat⁷ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao¹ béi³ sed¹ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯⁵⁵ pei̯³³ sɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

交臂失之

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

Synonyms

• 失之交臂 (shīzhījiāobì)