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失

shi1

• to lose
• to miss
• to fail

失主

shi1 zhu3

• owner of sth lost or stolen

失之交臂

shi1 zhi1 jiao1 bi4

• to miss narrowly
• to let a great opportunity slip

失之东隅，收之桑榆

繁体：失之東隅，收之桑榆

shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2

• to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
• to compensate later for one's earlier loss
• what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

失之毫厘，谬以千里

繁体：失之毫厘，謬以千里

shi1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , miu4 yi3 qian1 li3

• a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失之毫厘，差之千里

繁体：失之毫釐，差之千里

shi1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , cha4 zhi1 qian1 li3

• a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失之毫厘，差以千里

繁体：失之毫釐，差以千里

shi1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , cha4 yi3 qian1 li3

• a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失事

shi1 shi4

• (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)
• to mess things up