煮熟的鸭子飞了 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 煮熟的鸭子飞了

煮熟的鸭子飞了
(煮熟的鴨子飛了)

Definition the cooked duck flew away (proverb) / (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers

Usage

Characters 煮 zhǔ 熟 shú 的 de/dì/dí 鸭 (鴨) yā 子 zi/zǐ 飞 (飛) fēi 了 le/liǎo/liào

EXAMPLE SENTENCES
	这种鸭子是野鸭和普通鸭子的混种。 This duck is a cross between a wild duck and an ordinary duck.
	他吃了煮熟的肉。 He ate the cooked meat.
	麻雀忒儿一声飞了。 With a flap of its wings the sparrow flew off.
	他数鸭子。 He counted ducks.
	我更喜欢煮熟的食物。 I prefer cooked food.
	轰的一声，敌人的碉堡给炸飞了。 The enemy pillbox was blown up with a bang.
	让我们数鸭子吧。 Let's count the ducks.
	鸭子在河面上游来游去。 Ducks were swimming around on the river.
	对不起，鸭子卖光了。 Sorry, the duck is off.
	未煮熟的食物可能造成食物中毒。 Food that is insufficiently cooked can lead to food poisoning.