The Nine Leaky Fish means very rare people who haven't finished basic education, don't have common sense, or are illiterate.

The word is combined with two parts "Nine" and "Leaky Fish."
Leak fish means the fish slipped out from the fishnet.
Nine means China's nine-year basic education.
Currently, 95% of teenagers in China have finished this education, which makes leaky fish rare.

The words are trending in China because of the actor "Wang Yi Bo." In a live-steaming commercial activity. He supposes to write Chinese "到此一游," which means "Come here for a trip. " He writes it wrong, and something like "Come here for a trap."

He is also supposed to sign the name of his role in The Untamed, but can't write the word "蓝," the family name of the part. The word means the color Blue in China, which is very commonly used.
That is why he is mocked and called "Nine Leaky Fish."
What is the meaning of Nine Leaky Fish?

Why is the nine-leak fish Wang Yibo?
Nine leak fish are so deceiving
by Geng3 Translator October 8, 2022
Get the Nine leaky fish mug.