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Chinese
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to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
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emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain |
| trad. (落空)
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落
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空
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| simp. #(落空)
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落
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空
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Pronunciation 1
Verb
落⫽空 (verb-object)
- to fail to achieve something; to come to nothing; to fall through
- (Wu) to find time (to do something); to take time
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
抽空 (“to find time; to take time”)
Pronunciation 2
Verb
落⫽空 (verb-object)
- (Hokkien) to not have passengers nor cargo on the return trip (of a car, ship, etc.)
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have nobody to look after (a place)
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be the bye (the position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table)