失之东隅,收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yúshizhidongyu,shouzhisangyu
- 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
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yúshizhidongyu,shouzhisangyu
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences