失而复得

失而復得
shī'érfùdé

to regain something after it has been lost

Wiktionary

Homographs

失而复得 shīérfùdé to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)

Entry Composition

=1 失 shī
  1. to lose
  2. to miss
  3. to fail
=1 失 yì
  1. alternative form of 佚 (“to ignore; indulgent”)
  2. alternative form of 逸 (yì, “to flee; to run away”)
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=3 复 fù
  1. to go and return
  2. to return
  3. to resume
  4. to return to a normal or original state
  5. to repeat
  6. again
  7. to recover
  8. to restore
  9. to turn over
  10. to reply
  11. to answer
  12. to reply to a letter
  13. to retaliate
  14. to carry out
=3 复 fù
  1. to repeat
  2. to double
  3. to overlap
  4. complex (not simple)
  5. compound
  6. composite
  7. double
  8. diplo-
  9. duplicate
  10. overlapping
  11. to duplicate
=3 复 fù
  1. variant of 复 fù
  2. to reply to a letter
=4 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=4 得 dè used in 得瑟 dèse
=4 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=4 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to