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失之东隅，收之桑榆shīzhīdōngyú,shōuzhīsāngyúto lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)to compensate later for one's earlier losswhat you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts失之东隅，收之桑榆to suffer a loss only to recoup it later; to lose it when the sun rises in the east and recoup it when the sun sets through the mulberries and elms in the west |