sat1 zi1 gaau1 bei3失之交臂
Jyutpingsat1 zi1 gaau1 bei3
Yalesāt jī gāau bei
Definition
To miss an opportunity narrowly; to let something slip by just when it was within reach.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
