漏子 (lòu zǐ) — (colloquial) funnel; (figurative) flaw, hole, loophole; mistake that causes trouble
Definition
Colloquial word with two distinct senses: a literal funnel for pouring, and figuratively a flaw or loophole that can cause trouble. As a flaw, 漏洞 is the more neutral written term; 漏子 is the spoken form.
noun
(colloquial) funnel(figurative) flawholeloopholemistake that causes trouble
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 漏子，。Zhè ge jì huà chū le lòu zǐ, dé gǎn jǐn xiǎng bàn fǎ bǔ jiù.A problem has cropped up in this plan — we need to think of a fix quickly.
- 漏子。Tā yòng lòu zǐ bǎ yóu dào jìn le píng zi lǐ.He used a funnel to pour the oil into the bottle.
- 漏子，。Hé tong lǐ yǒu gè lòu zǐ, duì fāng kě néng huì zuān kòng zi.There's a loophole in the contract — the other side might exploit it.
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