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得而復失. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
again; recover; reply to a letter again; recover; reply to a letter; to repeat; to duplicate |
to lose; to miss; to fail
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| trad. (得而復失)
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得
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而
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復
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失
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| simp. (得而复失)
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得
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而
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复
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失
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| anagram
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失而復得／失而复得
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Pronunciation
Idiom
得而復失
- to lose something after one had gained possession of it
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