| 失 | 230A05 12.81 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄕ [shi1] | ||
| N. | (1) Mistake, error: 過失 ditto. (2) Failure, loss, opp. 得 success, gain: 一得一失 a gain here, a loss there; 得失相抵 gains are offset by losses; 萬無一失 guarantee complete success. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To lose (s.t.), to miss (chance): 失落 [shi1luo4]↓; 遺失，丟失，失去 to lose (s.t.); 失了 have lost; 失物 [shi1wu4]1↓; 失面子 lose face; 失名譽 lose a good name; 失和氣 spoil friendship; 失禮貌 commit a breach of etiquette; 失去聯絡 lose contact; 失而復得 lost and found again; 失之東隅，收之桑榆 what is lost in the morning is made up in the evening; 交臂失之 to lose (opportunity or s.t.) close at hand; 失之毫釐，謬以千里 a minimal error or deviation results in wide divergence; 坐失良機 watch a golden chance slip by; see many compp.: 失傳，失名，失時，失業 [shi1chuan2], [shi1ming2]2, [shi1shi2]1, [shi1ye4], etc.↓. (2) As verbal prefix, equal to Eng. “mis-”, “mal-” in “misdeed,” “malpractice”: see 失政，失言，失察 [shi1zheng4], [shi1yan2], [shi1cha2], etc.↓; or oft. equiv. “in-,” “im-”: as 失當，失宜 in appropriate, from 當 and 宜 appropriate. | |||||
| Words | 1. 失敗 [shi1bai4], v.i. & n., to fail (in attempt, experiment), be defeated; a failure: 成功與失敗 success and failure; 失敗者 one who has failed; 失敗主義 defeatism. 2. 失察 [shi1cha2], v.i., to make mistake from oversight: 一時失察 a momentary oversight. 3. 失常 [shi1chang2], adj., abnormal: 神經失常 mentally abnormal, unduly depressed (＝反常, opp. 正常). 4. 失氣 [shi1qi4], adj., frustrated, deeply disappointed, deflated. 5. 失出 [shi1chu1], v.i., (law) to err in too light penalty or fail to give any penalty at all; cf .失入 [shi1ru4]↓. 6. 失傳 [shi1chuan2], v.i., (of anc. art, book, mediacl formula) lost through the generations. 7. 失寵 [shi1chong3], v.i., fall into disfavor. 8. 失卻 [shi1qUe4], v.t., to lose (＝失去，失了). 9. 失當 [shi1dang4], adj. & adv., inappropriate: 處置失當 (affair) badly handled. 10. 失單 [shi1dan1], n., list of lost property. 11. 失盜 [shi1dao4], v.i., to be burglarized. 12. 失德 [shi1de2], v.i., (1) to do s.t. very cruel or inhuman or reprehensible; (2) (Taoist) to lose original character of man: 失德然後義（老子）one talks of “righteousness” after losing original character of man. 13. 失掉 [shi1diao4]1, v.t., to lose (＝失去). 14. 失調 [shi1diao4]2, adj., (1) (mus.) out of tune; (2) ([shi1tiao2]) upset, unbalanced: 飲食失調 have improper or unbalanced food. 15. 失度 [shi1du4], adj. & adv., excessive, -ly, irregular, -ly, immoderate, -ly. 16. 失和 [shi1he2], v.i., (two friends) quarrel, have differences of opinion. 17. 失候 [shi1hou4], v.i., (1) (of food) suffer from faulty timing; (2) (court.) to be absent when s.o. calls (＝失迎); (3) 失候起居 (court.) to fail to keep up correspondence. 18. 失怙 [shi1hu4], v.i., to lose father (when young). 19. 失火 [shi1huo3], v.i., to have fire accident, (house) catch fire. 20. 失魂 [shi1hun2], phr., frightened or stricken (by sorrow), out of wits. 21. 失著 [shi1zhao1], n., a wrong, mistaken step; bad move in chess. 22. 失政 [shi1zheng4], n., misgovernment. 23. 失真 [shi1zhen1], v.i., (photograph, portrait) lose expression, not true to life. 24. 失機 [shi1ji1], v.i., to miss a chance or commit a vital mistake in mil. or other matters. 25. 失檢 [shi1jian3], v.i., see [shi1cha2]↑. 26. 失腳 [shi1jiao3], v.i., to slip on the ground. 27. 失節 [shi1jie2], v.i., to lose integrity or chastity; be disloyal to ruler, country or husband. 28. 失計 [shi1ji4], n., a mistaken move. 29. 失敬 [shi1jing4], v.i., (court.) to fail in courtesy, etiquette. 30. 失主 [shi1zhu3], n., the owner of lost property. 31. 失職 [shi1zhi2], v.i., to be delinquent in duty. 32. 失據 [shi1jU4], phr., (mil.) to lose base of support. 33. 失口 [shi1kou3], v.i., see [shi1yan2]↓. 34. 失戀 [shi1lian4], v.i., to be disappointed in love. 35. 失利 [shi1li4], v.i., to be defeated; to lose in business. 36. 失禮 [shi1li3], v.i., commit a breach of etiquette. 37. 失落 [shi1luo4], v.t., to lose (opportunity, handkerchief, etc.). 38. 失眠 [shi1mian2], v.i., suffer from insomnia. 39. 失滅 [shi1mie4], v.i., (things) disappear, vanish; (fire) be extinguished; v.t., to lose (things). 40. 失迷 [shi1mi2], v.i., be lost on the way. 41. 失明 [shi1ming2]1, v.i., become blind. 42. 失名 [shi1ming2]2, v.i., name unknown. 43. 失黏 [shi1nian2], v.i., (LL) have mistakes in tones in a poem. 44. 失陪 [shi1pei2], v.i., (court.) take leave: 我失陪了 excuse me (for leaving). 45. 失人 [shi1ren2], v.i., fail to recognize a good man: 可與言而不與之言，失人 to fail to speak to one worth speaking to is to miss a good person. 46. 失入 [shi1ru4], v.i., (law) to impose improper or improperly heavy penalty; cf. [shi1chu1]↑ 47. 失容 [shi1rong2], v.i., see [shi1se4]↓. 48. 失散 [shi1san4], v.i., scatter, disperse. 49. 失色 [shi1se4], v.i., to change countenance for fear, disgrace. 50. 失閃 [shi1shan0], v.i., have a mishap. 51. 失慎 [shi1shen4], v.i., (1) to make a slip, be careless; (2) (house) to catch fire. 52. 失身 [shi1shen1], v.i., to lose virginity (with a man). 53. 失聲 [shi1sheng1], v.i., (voice) caught: 失聲而哭 lose control and cry out loud. 54. 失神 [shi1shen2], v.i., be inattentive in moments: 一失神就出錯誤 the slightest lack of attention results in errors. 55. 失陷 [shi1xian4], v.i., (of towns, territory) be lost to the enemy. 56. 失效 [shi1xiao4]1, v.i., become not valid; (med.) lose efficacy. 57. 失笑 [shi1xiao4]2, v.i., break into laughter. 58. 失信 [shi1xin4], v.i., to fail in promise. 59. 失心瘋 [shi1xin1feng1], n., (MC) a mania, being out of one's mind; amnesia. 60. 失修 [shi1xiu1], v.i., (1) make a mistake in conduct; (2) (of old structures) suffer from neglected repairs. 61. 失手 [shi1shou3]1, v.i., make a slip of the hand (and drop s.t.). 62. 失守 [shi1shou3]2, v.i., (of towns, territory) fall into enemy's hand. 63. 失事 [shi1shi4]1, v.i., (1) to run into trouble, catastrophe (fire, accident, etc.); (2) to make a mistake in handling or management. 64. 失恃 [shi1shi4]2, v.i., (AC, LL) to lose one's mother; cf. [shi1hu4]↑. 65. 失勢 [shi1shi4]3, v.i., (1) to lose support; (2) to be in disgrace or out of power. 66. 失時 [shi1shi2]1, v.i., to lose an opportunity offered by the times. 67. 失實 [shi1shi2]2, v.i., (report) be inaccurate. 68. 失學 [shi1xUe2], v.i., to be forced to drop out of school (from poverty). 69. 失算 [shi1suan4], n., mistaken move or decision. 70. 失態 [shi1tai4], adj., rude in behavior. 71. 失策 [shi1ce4], v.i., make a wrong decision. 72. 失措 [shi1cuo4], v.i., make a mistake, mismanage. 73. 失辭 [shi1ci2], v.i., to use wrong or discourteous words. 74. 失脫 [shi1tuo0], v.i., (article) be lost. 75. 失蹤 [shi1zong1], v.i., (person) to disappear (“lose traces”). 76. 失足 [shi1zu2], v.i., take a wrong step: 一失足成千古恨 a wrong step taken results in eternal regret. 77. 失望 [shi1wang4], v.i., be disappointed: 令人失望 be disappointing. 78. 失物 [shi1wu4]1, n., lost articles. 79. 失誤 [shi1wu4]2, n., a mistake. 80. 失言 [shi1yan2], v.i., to say s.t. which should not be said. 81. 失業 [shi1ye4], v.i., be unemployed. 82. 失意 [shi1yi4], adj., disappointed: 情場失意 disappointed in love. 83. 失宜 [shi1yi2]1, adj., improper (conduct, speech). 84. 失儀 [shi1yi2]2, v.i., see [shi1li3]↑. 85. 失迎 [shi1ying2], v.i., (court.) fail in meeting when friend arrives or in hospitality. 86. 失約 [shi1yUe1], v.i., (1) to fail to meet appointment; (2) to break promise. 87. 失語症 [shi1yU3zheng4], n., loss of power of speech. | |||||