漏网之鱼

Traditional: 漏網之魚

lòu wǎng zhī yú

Dictionary entry

(lit.) a fish that escaped the net (idiom)

What does 漏网之鱼 mean?

漏网之鱼 (lòu wǎng zhī yú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) a fish that escaped the net (idiom)

2(fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net

Character breakdown

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漏lòuto leak · to divulge 网wǎngnet; web · network 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 鱼Yúsurname Yu

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How to pronounce 漏网之鱼

漏网之鱼

lòu wǎng zhī yú

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