漏洞百出

lòudòng-bǎichū

idiom #26,532

Meanings

1 full of loopholes
2 riddled with flaws
3 full of holes (of an argument or plan)

Characters

to leak / to drip

hundred / numerous

to come out / to emerge

Examples

他的借口漏洞百出，没人相信。

Tā de jièkǒu lòudòngbǎichū, méi rén xiāngxìn.

His excuse was full of holes and nobody believed him.

这份合同漏洞百出，需要重新拟定。

Zhè fèn hétong lòudòngbǎichū, xūyào chóngxīn nǐdìng.

This contract is riddled with loopholes and needs to be redrawn.

Tips

memory

漏洞 (loophole/leak) + 百 (hundred) + 出 (to come out) = a hundred leaks springing out. Picture a bucket so full of holes that water pours out everywhere.

Stroke Order

漏 lòu

洞 dòng

百 bǎi

出 chū