走漏消息

Mandarin · pinyin zǒu lòu xiāo xi

Meanings

  1. to divulge secrets
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走
zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
漏
lòu · leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
消
xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
息
xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
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3–4–1–5 · zou3 lou4 xiao1 xi5

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zau2 lau6 siu1 sik1

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