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): ㄕㄓㄐㄧㄠㄅㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sat¹ zi¹ gaau¹ bei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shīzhījiāobì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄓㄐㄧㄠㄅㄧˋ
  - 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

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]”‎:
  
  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)

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