失之交臂

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shīzhījiāobì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sat¹ zi¹ gaau¹ bei³

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

Idiom

失之交臂

1. to narrowly miss a golden opportunity (to meet someone, etc.)
   • 2006, 劉殷傑 [Jackie Lau] (lyrics and music), “數算奇異恩典 [Count His Grace]”‎^[1]:

     遇上挫折失之交臂，別以輕生將之丟棄，主的愛與希冀，定有奇妙轉機。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     遇上挫折失之交臂，别以轻生将之丢弃，主的爱与希冀，定有奇妙转机。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     jyu⁶ soeng⁵ co³ zit³ sat¹ zi¹ gaau¹ bei³, bit⁶ ji⁵ hing¹ sang¹ zoeng¹ zi¹ diu¹ hei³, zyu² dik¹ oi³ jyu⁵ hei¹ kei³, ding⁶ jau⁵ kei⁴ miu⁶ zyun² gei¹. [Jyutping]

     If you are met with setbacks or miss a golden opportunity, do not take your life and give up on it; with the Lord's love and hope, there must be a wonderful turn for the better.

Synonyms

• 交臂失之 (jiāobìshīzhī)