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煮熟的鸭子飞了

zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le

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Definitions

  1. 1. the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
  2. 2. (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers

Child Words of 煮熟的鸭子飞了

了
le

(completed action marker)

的
dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

的
dī

see 的士[dī shì]

熟
shú

ripe; mature

鸭
yā

duck (CL:隻|只[zhī])

的
de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

鸭子
yā zi

duck

煮熟
zhǔ shóu

to boil thoroughly

的
dí

really and truly

煮
zhǔ

to cook

飞
fēi

to fly

了
liǎo

(of eyes) bright

子
zǐ

son