失而复得

Traditional: 失而復得

shī ér fù dé

Dictionary entry

to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)

What does 失而复得 mean?

失而复得 (shī ér fù dé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)

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失shīto lose · to miss 而érand · as well as 复fùto go and return · to return 得déto obtain · to get

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失而复得

shī ér fù dé

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