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掛一漏萬

简挂一漏万 · 繁掛一漏萬

Mandarin · pinyin guà yī lòu wàn

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

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掛: guà · hang, suspend; suspense
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
漏: lòu · leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
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挂: guà · hang, suspend; suspense
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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4–1–4–4 · gua4 yi1 lou4 wan4

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(humble) to be inexhaustive; to leave many important items out

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