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漏網之魚

简漏网之鱼 · 繁漏網之魚

Mandarin · pinyin lòu wǎng zhī yú

(lit.) a fish that escaped the net (idiom)
(fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net

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漏: lòu · leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
網: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
网: wǎng · net; network; Kangxi radical 122
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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4–3–1–2 · lou4 wang3 zhi1 yu2

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lau6 mong5 zi1 jyu4

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(figurative) people that are able to escape legal sanctions by luck

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