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失諸交臂 (sat1 zyu1 gaau1 bei3) — chances slip through the fingers in Cantonese

satˉ¹失zyuˉ¹諸gaauˉ¹交bei˗₃臂
简 失诸交臂
Mandarin Pinyin: shi1 zhu1 jiao1 bi4

Meaning of 失諸交臂

nounchances slip through the fingers

Characters in 失諸交臂

失sat1
lose
諸zyu1
fusing of 之於 - [Cantonese] z(i)yu, [Mandarin] zh(iy)u
交gaau1
be on good terms with; come into contact with; meet
臂bei3
arm; arm-like part of machine

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