guàlòu

挂漏

Word · VerbTraditional掛漏

omission; oversight; to omit

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to omit; to leave out (in writing, listing, or mentioning)

formal

Literary term derived from the idiom '挂一漏万' (to mention one and omit ten thousand). Can function as both a verb and a noun in modern usage. Typically used in formal or self-deprecating contexts to acknowledge incomplete coverage.

Guà挂
lòu漏
zhī之
chù处
 ，
zài在
suǒ所
nán难
miǎn免
 。

Omissions are inevitable.

Yóu由
yú于
shí时
jiān间
cōng仓
cù促
 ，
bào报
gào告
zhōng中
nán难
miǎn免
yǒu有
guà挂
lòu漏
 。

Due to the rush, there are inevitably some omissions in the report.

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Běn本
shū书
nèi内
róng容
hào浩
fán繁
 ，
guà挂
lòu漏
zhī之
chù处
 ，
shàng尚
wàng望
dú读
zhě者
zhǐ指
zhèng正
 。

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