lòu

leak, drip; funnel; hour glass

HSK 5 #2052

DEFINITIONS

漏 lòu
  • to leak
  • to divulge
  • to leave out by mistake
  • waterclock or hourglass (old)

STROKES

WORDS

斗雲 lòu dǒu yún funnel cloud
氣 lòu qì to leak air or gas
水转浑天仪 lòu shuǐ zhuàn hún tiān yí water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)
水轉渾天儀 lòu shuǐ zhuàn hún tiān yí water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)
油 lòu yóu oil spill; oil leak; (fig.) boo! (opposite of 加油[jia1 you2])
泄 lòu xiè a leak (e.g. of chemicals)
洩 lòu xiè a leak (e.g. of chemicals)
泄天机 lòu xiè tiān jī to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
洩天機 lòu xiè tiān jī to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
稅 lòu shuì tax evasion
网之鱼 lòu wǎng zhī yú a fish that escaped the net (idiom); (fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net
網之魚 lòu wǎng zhī yú a fish that escaped the net (idiom); (fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net
网游鱼 lòu wǎng yóu yú see 漏網之魚|漏网之鱼[lou4 wang3 zhi1 yu2]
網游魚 lòu wǎng yóu yú see 漏網之魚|漏网之鱼[lou4 wang3 zhi1 yu2]
脯充饥 lòu fǔ chōng jī to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
脯充飢 lòu fǔ chōng jī to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
锅 lòu guō colander; strainer; sieve; leaky pot
鍋 lòu guō colander; strainer; sieve; leaky pot
電 lòu diàn to leak electricity; (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc); cf. 放電|放电[fang4 dian4]
疏而不 shū ér bù lòu loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
pī lòu careless mistake; slip-up
quē lòu to overlook; omissions; deficiencies
tuō lòu omission; to leave out; missing
tuō lòu omission; to leave out; missing
船到江心,补迟 chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)