漏 (lau6 | lou4) : leak; miss out; divulge; loophole

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漏

lau6

lou4

[1] [v] leak; drip
[2] [v] miss out; leave out; omit
[3] [v] divulge; give away; disclose
[4] [n] leak; loophole; flaw
[5] [n] hourglass; water clock; time

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

漏

This word has been viewed 9473 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Mar 2011 01:53

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漏洞百出 lau6 dung6 baak3 ceot1 lou4 dong4 bai3 chu1 = lit. one hundred loopholes (idiom); full of mistakes (of speech or article)

睇漏眼 tai2 lau6 ngaan5 = overlook 粵

走漏 zau2 lau6 zou3 lou4 = to leak out (information); to reveal

漏洞 lau6 dung6 lou4 dong4 = [1] hole; [2] loophole; [3] leak

漏水 lau6 seoi2 = make water; leak; leakage

漏氣 lau6 hei3 lou4 qi4 = 1.air leakage 2. [粵] procrastinate; sluggish; slow to do sth.; postpone doing sth

漏夜 lau6 je6 = the dead of night 粵

漏底 lau6 dai2 = a leak (in a bottle); an information "leak"

漏電 lau6 din6 lou4 dian4 = short circuit

沙漏 saa1 lau6 sha1 lou4 = hourglass

泄漏 sit3 lau6 xie4 lou4 = leak; divulge

滲漏 sam3 lau6 = seepage

冇漏罅 mou5 lau6 laa3 = to be strict and thorough in one's speech or work 粵

走漏風聲 zau2 lau6 fung1 sing1 = to leak information; let the cat out of the bag

漏罅 lau6 laa3 = seam; loophole; mistake 粵 (common formation)

睇漏 tai2 lau6 = to overlook (in terms of skipping over something) 粵

天網恢恢，疏而不漏 tin1 mong5 fui1 fui1, so1 ji4 bat1 lau6 tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1, shu1 er1 bu4 lou4 = justice has a long arm; Heaven's justice is inescapable

檢漏 gim2 lau6 jian3 lou4 = to fix a leak (in a roof, pipe, etc.); to check for leaks

漏褲 lau6 fu3 lou4 ku4 = sagging pants; beltless pants

漏料 lau6 liu6*2 = false, useless, or incorrect information 粵

滴水不漏 dik6 seoi2 bat1 lau6 di1 shui3 bi4 lou4 = watertight; rigorous (argument)

弗到漏油 fit1 dou3 lau6 yau4 fu2 dao4 lou4 you4 = super fit, in great shape 粵

勾漏方言 ngau1 lau6 fong1 jin4 gou1 lou4 fang1 yan2 = Goulou division of Yue dialects

漏著看 lau6 zoek3 hon3 = to oversee

天機不可泄漏 tin1 gei1 bat1 ho2 sit3 lau6 tian1 ji1 bu4 ke3 xie4 lou4 = mysteries of heaven must not be revealed

遺漏 wai4 lau6 yi2 lou4 = omit; omisson

執漏 zap1 lau6 zhi2 lou4 = repair leaks 粵

甩漏 lat1 lau6 shuai3 lou4 = omit; leave out by accident 粵

天機不可洩漏 tin1 gei1 bat1 ho2 sit3 lau6 tian1ji1 bu4 ke3 xie4 lou4 = not be able to confide a secret

漏斗 lau6 dau2 lou4 dou3 = a funnel

長頸漏斗 coeng4 geng2 lau6 dau2 chang2 jing3 lou4 dou3 = thistle funnel

法網恢恢，疏而不漏 faat3 mong5 fui1 fui1, so1 ji4 bat1 lau6 fa3 wang3 hui1 hui1, shu1 er2 bu4 lou4 = you can't run from the law; the law is without mercy

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