jiǎn lòu

Traditional: 撿漏

捡漏 (jiǎn lòu) is a Chinese word meaning “to repair a leaky roof; (dialect) to find fault; to nitpick; (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to repair a leaky roof
  2. 2(dialect) to find fault; to nitpick
  3. 3(slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value)
  4. 4(slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity

Characters in 捡漏

捡jiǎn · to pick up; to collect; to gather漏lòu · to leak

Related words

捡to pick up; to collect; to gather漏to leak泄漏(of a liquid or gas) to leak漏洞leak漏掉to miss遗漏to overlook漏水(of pipes, ceilings, roofs etc) to leak water; to have a water leak走漏to leak (information, secrets etc)透漏to divulge纰漏careless mistake漏斗funnel漏气to leak air or gas

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