捡漏 撿漏
捡漏 撿漏 jiǎn lòu ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄡˋ gim2 lau6
- to repair a leaky roof
- (dialect) to find fault; to nitpick
- (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value)
- (slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity
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捡 撿
- 捡尸 撿屍 jiǎn shī ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕ gim2 si1 (slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault
- 捡拾 撿拾 jiǎn shí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ gim2 sap6 to pick up; to gather
- 捡骨 撿骨 jiǎn gǔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ gim2 gwat1 bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location
漏
- 泄漏 洩漏 xiè lòu ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄡˋ (of a liquid or gas) to leak
- 漏洞 lòu dòng ㄌㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ lau6 dung6 leak
- 偷漏 tōu lòu ㄊㄡ ㄌㄡˋ tau1 lau6 to evade (taxes)
- 地漏 dì lòu ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄡˋ dei6 lau6 drain
- 崩漏 bēng lòu ㄅㄥ ㄌㄡˋ bang1 lau6 uterine bleeding
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- 更漏 gēng lòu ㄍㄥ ㄌㄡˋ gaang1 lau6 water clock used to mark night watches
- 检漏 檢漏 jiǎn lòu ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄡˋ gim2 lau6 to check for leaks
- 沙漏 shā lòu ㄕㄚ ㄌㄡˋ saa1 lau6 hourglass
- 渗漏 滲漏 shèn lòu ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˋ sam3 lau6 seepage
- 滴漏 dī lòu ㄉㄧ ㄌㄡˋ dik6 lau6 water clock; clepsydra
- 漏勺 lòu sháo ㄌㄡˋ ㄕㄠˊ perforated spoon
- 漏嘴 lòu zuǐ ㄌㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ lau6 zeoi2 to make an indiscreet remark
- 漏壶 漏壺 lòu hú ㄌㄡˋ ㄏㄨˊ lau6 wu2 water clock
- 漏夜 lòu yè ㄌㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ lau6 je6 (literary) late at night
- 漏失 lòu shī ㄌㄡˋ ㄕ lau6 sat1 to lose sth due to leakage
- 漏掉 lòu diào ㄌㄡˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ lau6 diu6 to miss
- 漏斗 lòu dǒu ㄌㄡˋ ㄉㄡˇ lau6 dau2 funnel
- 漏气 漏氣 lòu qì ㄌㄡˋ ㄑㄧˋ lau6 hei3 to leak air or gas
- 漏水 lòu shuǐ ㄌㄡˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ lau6 seoi2 (of pipes, ceilings, roofs etc) to leak water; to have a water leak
- 漏油 lòu yóu ㄌㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ lau6 jau4 oil spill; oil leak
Idioms with these characters
- 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ dim2 seoi2 bat1 lau6 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
- 挂一漏万 掛一漏萬 guà yī lòu wàn ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄧ ㄌㄡˋ ㄨㄢˋ gwaa3 jat1 lau6 maan6 to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
- 漏洞百出 lòu dòng bǎi chū ㄌㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨ lau6 dung6 baak3 ceot1 (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)
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- 漏脯充饥 漏脯充飢 lòu fǔ chōng jī ㄌㄡˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ lau6 fu2 cung1 gei1 lit. to eat rotten meat to assuage hunger (idiom)
- 漏网之鱼 漏網之魚 lòu wǎng zhī yú ㄌㄡˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓ ㄩˊ lau6 mong5 zi1 jyu4 lit. a fish that escaped the net (idiom)
- 漏泄天机 漏洩天機 lòu xiè tiān jī ㄌㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧ lau6 sit3 tin1 gei1 to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret
- 疏而不漏 shū ér bù lòu ㄕㄨ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ so1 ji4 bat1 lau6 loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
- 泄漏天机 泄漏天機 xiè lòu tiān jī ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧ sit3 lau6 tin1 gei1 to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret