落空

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Chinese

to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
emptied; leisure; air
emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
 
trad. (落空) 落 空
simp. #(落空) 落 空

Pronunciation 1

Verb

落⫽空 (verb-object)

  1. to fail to achieve something; to come to nothing; to fall through
  2. (Wu) to find time (to do something); to take time
Synonyms
  • (to find time):
Dialectal synonyms of 抽空 (“to find time; to take time”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 抽空, 抽暇, 抽閒
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 抽空兒, 抓空兒
Taiwan 抽空
Cantonese Hong Kong 抽時間
Gan Nanchang 抽空
Lichuan 抽空
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 抽間
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 抽間
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 抽間
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 抽間
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 抽間
Jin Taiyuan 掏空
Southern Min Xiamen 撥工, 閬工
Quanzhou 撥工, 閬工
Zhangzhou 撥工
Tainan 撥工, 閬工
Wu Shanghai 落空
Danyang 抽空, 候空
Xiang Changsha 抽空子, 抽空

Pronunciation 2

Verb

落⫽空 (verb-object)

  1. (Hokkien) to not have passengers nor cargo on the return trip (of a car, ship, etc.)
  2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have nobody to look after (a place)
  3. (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)
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