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Home / Idiom / 漏网之鱼

(lit.) a fish that escaped the net (idiom) · (fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net

漏网之鱼
lòu wǎng zhī yú
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(lit.) stray dog (idiom) · (fig.) one who has nothing to rely on丧家之犬sàng jiā zhī quǎnrunaway (idiom); desperate criminal · fugitive亡命之徒wáng mìng zhī túescaped criminal; fugitive from the law逃犯táo fàn(lit.) a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) · (fig.) sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences惊弓之鸟jīng gōng zhī niǎoevil elements who have escaped eradication残渣余孽cán zhā yú niè
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