失 之 交 臂

shī zhī jiāo bìdictionary entry

to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

失之交臂失之交臂 [shi1 zhi1 jiao1 bi4] /to miss narrowly/to let a great opportunity slip/

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Reference information

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Character information

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失
shī
to lose / to miss / to fail
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it
交
jiāo
to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect
臂
bì
arm

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