漏
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Definitions
- 1. to leak
- 2. to divulge
- 3. to leave out by mistake
Words Containing 漏
(of a liquid or gas) to leak
leak
to leak (information, secrets etc)
without missing a word
to evade (taxes)
to take a wrong turn
drain
lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
uterine bleeding
to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
water clock used to mark night watches
leak
to check for leaks
hourglass
to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret
The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.
seepage
lit. not one drop of water can leak out
water clock; clepsydra
hourglass
perforated spoon
to make an indiscreet remark
water clock
to lose sth due to leakage
to miss
funnel
funnel cloud
to leak air or gas
to leak (of water)
water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)
oil spill
(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)
a leak (e.g. of chemicals)
to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret
tax evasion
a fish that escaped the net (idiom)
see 漏網之魚|漏网之鱼[lòu wǎng zhī yú]
to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
colander
to leak electricity
to slip up; to overlook by negligence
loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[lǎo zǐ]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
careless mistake
to overlook
omission
It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
to blurt out
to divulge secrets
to evade (paying tax)
to divulge
to overlook
tinker
error and negligence
past one's prime
gargoyle (architecture)
zero-day vulnerability (computing)
not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous