掛一漏萬 guà yī lòu wàn

to mention some but omit many others (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
  2. 2. to leave out much more than one includes

Characters

Character Meaning
掛 guà
to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
漏 lòu HSK 5
to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake
萬 wàn
ten thousand; a great number; surname Wan