lòu​wǎng

to slip through the net

  • created sense approved 漏网/漏網 · lòu​wǎng · to slip through the net — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    漏网 / 漏網

    lòu​wǎng

    to slip through the net

    to slip through the net; to escape unpunished, especially for a criminal or enemy to luckily avoid capture

    漏, 网

    漏 (literal) → 漏 · lòu · to evade 网 (literal) → 网/網 · wǎng · entrapment

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 漏网/漏網 · lòu​wǎng · to slip through a net — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    漏网 / 漏網

    lòu​wǎng

    to slip through a net

    (of a fish) to escape from a fishing net

    漏 (literal) → 漏 · lòu · to leak 网 (literal) → 网/網 · wǎng · net

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 漏网/漏網 · lòu​wǎng · to have loopholes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    漏网 / 漏網

    lòu​wǎng

    to have loopholes

    (of laws or regulations) to be loose or full of holes, allowing people to escape punishment

    漏 (literal) → 漏 · lòu · to evade 网 (literal) → 网/網 · wǎng · entrapment

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

    created sense