失 ㄕ shī 之 ㄓ zhī 东 ㄉㄨㄥ dōng 隅 ㄩ ˊ yú ， 收 ㄕㄡ shōu 之 ㄓ zhī 桑 ㄙㄤ sāng 榆 ㄩ ˊ yú 失 ㄕ shī 之 ㄓ zhī 東 ㄉㄨㄥ dōng 隅 ㄩ ˊ yú ， 收 ㄕㄡ shōu 之 ㄓ zhī 桑 ㄙㄤ sāng 榆 ㄩ ˊ yú 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