得而复失

Traditional: 得而復失

dé ér fù shī

Dictionary entry

to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)

What does 得而复失 mean?

得而复失 (dé ér fù shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)

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

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得而复失

dé ér fù shī

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