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坐失机宜

zuò shī jī yídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance
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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.

Source record: cd-cca5f42053993eb8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

坐失機宜 坐失机宜 [zuo4 shi1 ji1 yi2] /to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance/

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Other forms in these source records: 坐失機宜

  • 坐
    zuò

    to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit

    Zuò

    surname Zuo

  • 失
    shī

    to lose / to miss / to fail

  • 机
    jī

    (bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic

    Jī

    surname Ji

  • 宜
    yí

    proper / should / suitable / appropriate

    Yí

    surname Yi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.