漏风

漏風

lòufēng

verb #36,184

Meanings

1 to leak air (of a container, room, etc.)
2 to lisp / speak with air leaking through missing teeth
3 to leak information (figurative)

Characters

Examples

这扇窗户漏风，晚上睡觉特别冷。

Zhè shàn chuānghu lòufēng, wǎnshàng shuìjiào tèbié lěng.

This window leaks air — it's extra cold at night when sleeping.

爷爷掉了几颗牙，说话有点儿漏风。

Yéye diào le jǐ kē yá, shuōhuà yǒudiǎnr lòufēng.

Grandpa lost a few teeth and lisps a bit when he speaks.

这个消息千万别漏风。

Zhè ge xiāoxi qiānwàn bié lòufēng.

Whatever you do, don't let this news leak out.

Tips

memory

Three uses, all from the same image of 'air escaping through a gap': (1) drafty windows or punctured tires; (2) a person talking with missing teeth, where the air whistles through gaps; (3) information 'whistling out' to people it shouldn't reach. The third sense overlaps with 走漏 (zǒulòu, 'to leak [information]').

Stroke Order

漏 lòu

风 fēng