落去

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Chinese

to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind to go; to leave; to remove
trad. (落去)
simp. #(落去)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • "去" is toneless when the verb is at the end of a phrase;
  • both "落" and "去" are toneless as a complement;
  • both "落" and "去" undergo tone sandhi when the verb is not at the end of a phrase;
  • loeh - contraction (often written as ).

Verb

落去

  1. (Cantonese, Southern Min) to go down
  2. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) Used as a complement to a verb and placed after it:
    1. down (indicating motion to a lower or farther position)
      落去 [Cantonese]  ―  haang4 lok6 heoi3   ―  to walk down
    2. on (to continue; to go on)
      落去 [Hokkien]  ―  piàⁿ--lo̍h-khì [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to strive on
      繼續落去继续落去 [Cantonese]  ―  gai3 zuk6 zou6 lok6 heoi3   ―  to keep on doing something
  3. (Hakka) to go in; to enter (towards oneself)

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