撿漏
Chinese
| pick up; collect; gather | funnel; to leak; to let out funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (撿漏) | 撿 | 漏 | |
| simp. (捡漏) | 捡 | 漏 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnlòu
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnlòu
- Wade–Giles: chien3-lou4
- Yale: jyǎn-lòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanlow
- Palladius: цзяньлоу (czjanʹlou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
撿漏
- to buy an undervalued item
- to repair a leaky roof