Definition
漏子 is a colloquial word (often dialectal) with two main senses: literally a 'funnel' (a tool for pouring liquids into narrow openings), and figuratively a 'flaw, hole, or loophole' — especially a mistake or vulnerability in a plan, system, or argument that causes trouble. The figurative sense is more common in everyday speech, often in the phrase 出漏子 ('a problem crops up').
n.
(colloquial) funnel(figurative) flawholeloopholemistake that causes trouble
Examples
- 漏子，。Zhège jìhuà chū le lòu zǐ, děi gǎnjǐn xiǎng bànfǎ bǔjiù.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 píngzi lǐ.He used a funnel to pour the oil into the bottle.
- 漏子，。Hétong lǐ yǒu ge lòu zǐ, duìfāng kěnéng huì zuān kòngzi.There's a loophole in the contract — the other side might exploit it.
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