九漏魚

Chinese

		nine	funnel; to leak; to let out funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge	fish
trad. (九漏魚)		九	漏	魚
simp. (九漏鱼)		九	漏	鱼

Etymology

A pseudo-chengyu condensed from:

九年義務教育漏網之魚 [MSC, trad.]
九年义务教育漏网之鱼 [MSC, simp.]

jiǔ nián yìwù jiàoyù lòuwǎngzhīyú [Pinyin]

one who escaped the Nine-year Compulsory Education/
the "fish"(person) which escaped the "net" of the Nine-year Compulsory Education

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔ lòu yú

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄡˋ ㄩˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔ lòu yú
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄡˋ ㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒu lòu yú
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³ lou⁴ yü²
    • Yale: jyǒu lòu yú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeou low yu
    • Palladius: цзю лоу юй (czju lou juj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ loʊ̯⁵¹ y³⁵/

Phrase

九漏魚

1. (neologism, Internet slang, derogatory) one who escaped the Nine-year Compulsory Education

   Used to satirize one's having made mistakes which can only be made by the low-aged as is generally accepted.