lòu​xiàn

to let the cat out of the bag

  • created sense approved 露馅/露餡 · lòu​xiàn · to let the cat out of the bag — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    露馅 / 露餡

    lòu​xiàn

    to let the cat out of the bag

    to accidentally reveal a secret or have one's hidden intentions exposed; to spill the beans

    lù​xiàn

    露, 馅

    露 (literal) → 露 · lù · to reveal; to show 馅 (literal) → 馅/餡 · xiàn · filling

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 露馅/露餡 · lòu​xiàn · (of a dumpling etc.) to have the filling show through — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    露馅 / 露餡

    lòu​xiàn

    (of a dumpling etc.) to have the filling show through

    to have the filling of a bun or dumpling exposed due to a break in the dough or skin

    lù​xiàn

    露, 馅

    露 (literal) → 露 · lù · to reveal; to show 馅 (literal) → 馅/餡 · xiàn · filling

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

    created sense