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東隅

東隅

See also: 东隅

Chinese

		east	corner
trad. (東隅)		東	隅
simp. (东隅)		东	隅

Noun

東隅

morning; daybreak
eastern side (of a room)

Derived terms

失之東隅，收之桑榆／失之东隅，收之桑榆 (shī zhī dōngyú, shōu zhī sāngyú)

Etymology

Literally: the eastern corner

Used as a metaphor to describe the spot where the sun comes out; morning.

c. 398 - 445: Fan Ye (范瞱), Book of Later Han, Scroll 17, The Biography of Feng Yi (後漢書˙卷十七˙馮異傳)
可謂失之東隅，收之桑榆
It may be said that if one loses it in the morning, one gains it (back) at sunset.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dōngyú

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥㄩˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dōngyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄩˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongyu
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵/