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希望落空

Mandarin · pinyin xī wàng luò kōng

hopes are dashed

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希: xī · rare; hope, expect, strive for
望: wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted

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1–4–4–1 · xi1 wang4 luo4 kong1

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