痛失

Traditional form:

痛失

Pinyin (reading):

tòngshī

Definitions:

• to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc)
• to miss out on (an opportunity)
• to fail to gain (victory etc)

Characters:

• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect

Traditional characters:

• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
• 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect