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 9430 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
See all 31 compounds (CantoDict reports 33 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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