gain at sunset

gain at sunset

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is sh ō UZH ī s ā ngy ú, which means that although there is a loss at the beginning, it will be compensated at the end; later, it is still not too late, and it can be remedied. It comes from the biography of Feng Yi in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

According to Feng Yizhuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty, "although the beginning of the journey is flying back to the stream, the end of the journey is flying across the pool. It can be said that the East has been lost and the Sangyu has been gained.".

Idiom usage

It is often used with "lost east corner".

Examples

This is very bad for me, so I hasten to revise it, and then I will "reap the fruit". Lu Xun's Hua Gai Ji & gt; postscript

Analysis of Idioms

Close synonym: mend a sheep when it is dead

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.