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煮熟的鴨子飛了

zhǔshúdeyāzifēile

ㄓㄨˇ ㄕㄨˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄈㄟ ˙ㄌㄜ

Simplified 煮熟的鸭子飞了

  1. 1the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
  2. 2(fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers

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