煮熟的鸭子飞了
zhǔ​shú​de​yā​zi​fēi​le

to let a sure thing slip away

  • created sense approved 煮熟的鸭子飞了/煮熟的鴨子飛了 · zhǔ​shú​de​yā​zi​fēi​le · to let a sure thing slip away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    煮熟的鸭子飞了 / 煮熟的鴨子飛了

    zhǔ​shú​de​yā​zi​fēi​le

    to let a sure thing slip away

    (proverb) the cooked duck flew away; used to describe a situation where something that was already in one's possession or guaranteed is suddenly lost

    zhǔ​shóu​de​yā​zi​fēi​le

    煮熟 (literal) → 煮熟 · zhǔ​shú · to cook thoroughly 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [possessive/attributive] 鸭子 (literal) → 鸭子/鴨子 · yā​zi · duck 飞 (literal) → 飞/飛 · fēi · to fly 了 (bound) → 了 · le · [modal particle]

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

    created sense