煮熟的鴨子飛了 zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le

DEFINITIONS

  1. the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
  2. (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers

CHARACTERS

煮 zhǔ
HSK 5
cook
熟 shú
HSK 4
well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
的 de
HSK 1
possessive, adjectival suffix
鴨 yā duck; Anas species (various)
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
飛 fēi fly; go quickly; dart; high
了 le
HSK 1
to finish; particle of completed action