更漏
更漏 gēng lòu ㄍㄥ ㄌㄡˋ gaang1 lau6
- water clock used to mark night watches
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More words with these characters
更
- 更加 gèng jiā ㄍㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚ gang3 gaa1 more (than sth else)
- 更动更動 gēng dòng ㄍㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ gang1 dung6 to change
- 更换更換 gēng huàn ㄍㄥ ㄏㄨㄢˋ gang1 wun6 to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
- 更改 gēng gǎi ㄍㄥ ㄍㄞˇ gang1 goi2 to alter
- 更新 gēng xīn ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ gang1 san1 to replace the old with new
- 更是 gèng shì ㄍㄥˋ ㄕˋ gang3 si6 even more (so)
Idioms with these characters
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 除旧更新除舊更新 chú jiù gēng xīn ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ceoi4 gau6 gang1 san1 to replace the old with new (idiom)
- 更深人静更深人靜 gēng shēn rén jìng ㄍㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaang1 sam1 jan4 zing6 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
- 更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě ㄍㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄜˇ gang3 jau5 sam6 ze2 furthermore (idiom)
- 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
- 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)
- 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)