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落單

简落单 · 繁落單

Mandarin · pinyin luò dān

to be on one's own; to be left alone
to be left out

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落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
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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

to be left alone; to be on one's own
to be left single; to be single

verb · Etymology 2

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

adj · Etymology 3

(literary) weak and tired

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