失落

Mandarin · pinyin shī luò

Meanings

  1. to lose (sth)
  2. to drop (sth)
  3. to feel a sense of loss
  4. frustrated
  5. disappointment
  6. loss
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失
shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
落
luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
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1–4 · shi1 luo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sat1 lok6

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adj

  1. at a loss; dispirited; depressed

verb

  1. to lose; to misplace

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