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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
流失 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
流失 ＝ 流 ＋ 失
ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕ · liúshī
verb — to drain away; to be lost (soil, talent, customers)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

流to flow (流水)liú
失to lose (失去)shī
流失，流水的流，失去的失。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

東西像水（流）一樣，一點一點流走，最後失去（失）。
It flows (流) away drop by drop until it is lost (失).
記憶法
關 · Related
流走liúzǒuto flow off — the literal 流