煮熟的鸭子飞了
Traditional: 煮熟的鴨子飛了Dictionary entry
the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
What does 煮熟的鸭子飞了 mean?
煮熟的鸭子飞了 (zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le) has the following dictionary meaning.
1the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
2(fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
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煮zhǔvariant of 煮[zhu3]熟shúripe; mature · thoroughly cooked; done的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)鸭yāduck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) · (slang) male prostitute子zǐson · child飞fēito fly了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
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