交臂失之 jiāobì shī zhī
jiāobì shī zhī
set phrase
to miss somebody by a narrow chance; to miss an opportunity
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '交臂失之')
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第十四回 Chapter 14 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1