收之桑榆 shōu zhī sāng yú

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]

CHARACTERS

收 shōu
HSK 4
gather together, collect; harvest
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
桑 sāng
HSK 6
mulberry tree; surname
榆 yú elm tree