Results for “失”

(idiom) to feel a profound sense of loss / to feel disconsolate

lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom) / fig. to be at a loss / perplexed / frustrated

lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom) / fig. to weigh up various factors

to report the loss of something

to recover lost territory

to squander / lost

lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom) / fig. nobody is infallible

to be ungenerous

to be beneath one's dignity

(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you

you win some, you lose some (idiom) / gains and losses / trade-off

there is no gain without a loss (idiom) / there is no such thing as a free meal

opportunity knocks but once (idiom)

Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)

soil erosion

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

(slang) to cry uncontrollably when emotionally overwhelmed

loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law)

to lose sth due to leakage / to let sth slip through / a slip-up / an oversight

unclaimed lost property

at a loss / confused / not know what to do next

to hide oneself (as a joke)

to make a (careless) mistake / oversight

no danger of anything going wrong / no risk at all

(of hope, appetite, authority etc) to be lost

sleep disorder

mental aberration / nervous abnormality

(acoustics) total harmonic distortion (THD)

(of sth that should be retained: nutrients, moisture, heat etc) to be lost

at a loss

as if one had lost something (idiom) / to look or feel unsettled or distracted / to feel empty

at a loss (idiom)

to fail at every step of the way / Taiwan pr. [zhuózhuó-shībài]

if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)

see 言多必失[yán duō bì shī]

cognitive dissonance

indiscreet remark / indiscretion / slip of the tongue

penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)

to lose one's footing

progressive aphasia / gradual loss of speech