| 坐失机宜 |
zuò shī jī yí |
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance |
| 坐 |
Zuò |
surname Zuo |
| 坐 |
zuò |
to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座 |
| 坐失 |
zuò shī |
to let sth slip by / to miss an opportunity |
| 失 |
shī |
to lose / to miss / to fail |
| 机 |
Jī |
surname Ji |
| 机 |
jī |
(bound form) machine; mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point; pivot / (bound form) quick-witted; flexible / (bound form) organic |
| 机宜 |
jī yí |
guidelines / what to do (under given circumstances) |
| 宜 |
Yí |
surname Yi |
| 宜 |
yí |
proper / should / suitable / appropriate |