撿漏

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to repair a leaky roof · (dialect) to find fault; to nitpick · (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to repair a leaky roof
  2. (dialect) to find fault; to nitpick
  3. (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value)
  4. (slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity

Written Forms

撿漏Traditional · Main Form
捡漏Alternate Form

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