挂一漏万(guà yī lòu wàn)

4 charactersTrad. 掛一漏萬

to mention some but omit many others (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
guà yī lòu wàn
Meaning
to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
掛一漏萬

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