失之交臂

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Chinese

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to lose; to miss; to fail 's; him/her/it; this
trad. (失之交臂) 交臂
simp. #(失之交臂) 交臂
anagram 交臂失之

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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失之交臂

  1. to narrowly miss a golden opportunity (to meet someone, etc.)

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