1. lacking in propriety2. bad form
(slang) to cry uncontrollably when emotionally overwhelmed
to hide oneself (as a joke)
1. to peter out2. to lose momentum3. to lose steam
expiry date (of document)
a family bereaved of its only child
(of complexion) to lose one's color; to blanch; to look wan
to feel despondent (idiom)
1. to fail at every step of the way2. Taiwan pr. [zhuó zhuó shī bài]
1. medical negligence2. medical malpractice
失血性贫血 失血性貧血 shī xuè xìng pín xuè blood loss anemia
总谐波失真 總諧波失真 zǒng xié bō shī zhēn (acoustics) total harmonic distortion (THD)
进行性失语 進行性失語 jìn xíng xìng shī yǔ 1. progressive aphasia2. gradual loss of speech
以失败而告终 以失敗而告終 yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng 1. to succeed through failure2. to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
单方过失碰撞 單方過失碰撞 dān fāng guò shī pèng zhuàng collision in which only one party is at fault
失信被执行人 失信被執行人 shī xìn bèi zhí xíng rén 1. (law) judgement defaulter (person who has failed to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement, such as paying compensation to sb, despite having the means to do so)2. debt dodger
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
失败是成功之母 失敗是成功之母 shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ Failure is the mother of success.
有所得必有所失 yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī 1. there is no gain without a loss (idiom)2. there is no such thing as a free meal
原发性进行性失语 原發性進行性失語 yuán fā xìng jìn xíng xìng shī yǔ primary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia)
塞翁失马安知非福 塞翁失馬安知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú 1. the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise2. it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good3. also written 塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福 塞翁失馬焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú 1. the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise2. it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
人有失手，马有失蹄 人有失手，馬有失蹄 rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí 1. lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)2. fig. everyone makes mistakes3. even the best fall down sometimes
先天不足，后天失调 先天不足，後天失調 xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo 1. to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life2. (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time
城门失火，殃及池鱼 城門失火，殃及池魚 chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú 1. a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer2. fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions3. ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
失之东隅，收之桑榆 失之東隅，收之桑榆 shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú 1. to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)2. to compensate later for one's earlier loss3. what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
失之毫厘，谬以千里 失之毫厘，謬以千里 shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差之千里 失之毫釐，差之千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差以千里 失之毫釐，差以千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
差之毫厘，失之千里 差之毫釐，失之千里 chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ 1. the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)2. a miss is as good as a mile
得道多助，失道寡助 dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
智者千虑，必有一失 智者千慮，必有一失 zhì zhě qiān lǜ , bì yǒu yī shī lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
机不可失，失不再来 機不可失，失不再來 jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
机不可失，时不再来 機不可失，時不再來 jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
see 人财两空[rén cái liǎng kōng]
天网恢恢，疏而不失 天網恢恢，疏而不失 tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī see 天網恢恢，天网恢恢，疏而不漏[tiān wǎng huī huī shū ér bù lòu]
1. (literary) to lose one's way; to get lost2. (literary) to stray from the proper course