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東隅
东隅
dōng
yú
eastern side (of a room)
morning; daybreak
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Entry Composition
=1
東
Dōng
surname Dong
=1
東
dōng
east
host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
landlord
2
隅
yú
corner
Containing this entry
失之東隅,收之桑榆
shī
zhī
dōng
yú
,
shōu
zhī
sāng
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