收之桑榆

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 and words in 收之桑榆

to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)

= + : In front of the outhouse, Sherlock Holmes is proud to receive a honorary sledge hammer for his fine detective work. Everyone is so afraid of him that they hand him the sledge hammer from far away using a roast fork.
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

= + Z : Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.
(bound form) mulberry tree

= + : Socrates (s) plants a mulberry tree (桑) in front of the anglepod (ang1). He incorporated a fertilizer into the ground which he made by boxing a Christmas tree (木) to pieces. Subsequently he hardens the ground around the mulberry tree by boxing it with a boxing glove (叒). He then distributes three boxing gloves (叒) around the stem of the tree to protect it against freezing during the winter.

Words with 收之桑榆

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

Sentences with 收之桑榆

收之桑榆 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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