lòu
wǎng
zhī

idiom

Meaning of 漏网之鱼

漏网之鱼 means fish that slipped through the net; escaped criminal; fugitive. Pronounced lòu wǎng zhī yú.

  • fish that slipped through the net; escaped criminal; fugitive

Definitions & Examples

Jǐng
fāng
zhèng
zài
jìn
xíng
guī
sōu
 
jué
ràng
zuì
fàn
chéng
wéi
lòu
wǎng
zhī
 

The police are conducting a large-scale manhunt and will not allow a single criminal to slip through the net.

Zài
zhè
zhěng
dùn
xíng
dòng
zhōng
 
zhǔ
yào
tóu
dōu
bèi
zhuā
huò
 
zhǐ
yǒu
shǎo
shù
lòu
wǎng
zhī
 

In this crackdown, several key leaders were arrested, with only a very few fish that slipped through the net.

Zhè
chǎng
fēng
bào
sǎo
qīng
le
fen
hài
chóng
 
dàn
zǒng
yǒu
zhǐ
lòu
wǎng
zhī
 

The storm wiped out most of the pests, but there are always a few that slip through the net.