lose at sunrise

lose at sunrise

The Chinese idiom, pronounced sh ī zh ī D ō ngy ú, refers to the loss or failure at this time. It comes from the biography of Feng Yi in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: gain and loss, blessing in disguise

Idiom usage

It's not too late to make up for the lost. Sun Yat Sen's "party members should not deliberately become rich as officials"

The origin of Idioms

Feng Yi Zhuan, a Book of the later Han Dynasty written by Fan Ye of the Southern Song Dynasty, said: "although you can return to the stream at the beginning, you will be able to stride in the pool at the end. It can be said that you have lost the east corner and gained the Sangyu."

Idiom story

In the early Eastern Han Dynasty, Guangwu emperor Liu Xiu sent General Feng Yi and Deng Yu to encircle and suppress the red eyebrow peasant uprising army. Unfortunately, Deng Yu lost his army after fighting with the rebel army. Feng Yi ordered the army to strengthen its defense and gather the scattered scattered soldiers. At the same time, he sent the army to enter the red eyebrow army in disguise, which resulted in a complete victory. The imperial court praised them in the following book for their fighting, which was a loss and a gain