沙漏
沙漏 shā lòu ㄕㄚ ㄌㄡˋ saa1 lau6
- hourglass
- sand filter
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- 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng ㄏㄢˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ ham4 saa1 se6 jing2 (idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations
- 恒河沙数恆河沙數 Héng hé shā shù ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄨˋ hang4 ho4 saa1 sou2 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
- 聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ zeoi6 saa1 sing4 taap3 lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)
- 泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ nai4 saa1 keoi1 haa6 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
- 披沙拣金披沙揀金 pī shā jiǎn jīn ㄆㄧ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ pei1 saa1 gaan2 gam1 lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- 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)