走漏

Mandarin · pinyin zǒu lòu

Meanings

  1. to leak (information, secrets etc)
  2. to smuggle and evade tax
  3. to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)
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走
zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
漏
lòu · leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
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3–4 · zou3 lou4

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verb

  1. to leak information; to divulge; to disclose
  2. (taxation) to smuggle and evade taxes

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走漏 · zou3 lou4
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Exact source record走漏 走漏 [zou3 lou4] /to leak (information, secrets etc)/to smuggle and evade tax/to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)/