落單

简 落单 · 繁 落單
Mandarin · pinyin luò dān

Meanings

  1. to be on one's own; to be left alone
  2. to be left out
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落
luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
單
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单
dān · single, individual, only; lone
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4–1 · luo4 dan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lok6 daan1

Cantonese word readings for 落單. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb · Etymology 1

  1. to be left alone; to be on one's own
  2. to be left single; to be single

verb · Etymology 2

  1. (Cantonese) to place an order; to order (goods or services)

adj · Etymology 3

  1. (literary) weak and tired

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