煮熟的鸭子飞了

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

variant of 煮[zhu3]

to cook / to boil

to boil thoroughly / to cook thoroughly

ripe; mature / thoroughly cooked; done / familiar; acquainted / experienced; skilled / (of sleep etc) deep; profound / also pr. [shou2]

see 的士[di1 shi4]

really and truly

of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

duck / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (slang) male prostitute

duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) / (slang) male prostitute

duck / male prostitute (slang)

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

(noun suffix)

to fly

(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了[liao3] / to understand clearly

(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly

unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]