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Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「相失交臂」 and how it’s used.

The idiom 「相失交臂」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

A metaphor for missed opportunity.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiàng shī jiāo bì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

seung2 sat1 gaau1 bei3

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