jiǎn​lòu

to score a bargain

  • created sense approved 捡漏/撿漏 · jiǎn​lòu · to score a bargain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捡漏 / 撿漏

    jiǎn​lòu

    to score a bargain

    to buy a valuable item at a very low price, usually because the seller does not know its true value; to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity

    捡, 漏

    捡 (literal) → 捡/撿 · jiǎn · to pick up 漏 (literal) → 漏 · lòu · to leave out

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 捡漏/撿漏 · jiǎn​lòu · to repair a leak — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捡漏 / 撿漏

    jiǎn​lòu

    to repair a leak

    to inspect and repair a leaky roof

    捡, 漏

    捡 (literal) → 捡/撿 · jiǎn · to pick up 漏 (literal) → 漏 · lòu · to leak

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 捡漏/撿漏 · jiǎn​lòu · to find fault — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捡漏 / 撿漏

    jiǎn​lòu

    to find fault

    (dialect) to nitpick or search for mistakes to use against someone

    捡, 漏

    捡 (literal) → 捡/撿 · jiǎn · to pick up 漏 (literal) → 漏 · lòu · to leave out

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense