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落空
Mandarin · pinyin là kòng#
Meanings · là kòng
- to omit; to neglect (to do sth)
- to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by
Mandarin · pinyin lào kōng#
Meanings · lào kōng
- to fail to achieve something; to be fruitless
Mandarin · pinyin luò kōng#
Meanings · luò kōng
- to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing
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4–4 · la4 kong4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lok6 hung1
Cantonese word readings for 落空. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- (verb-object) to fail to achieve something; to come to nothing; to fall through
- (Wu) to find time (to do something); to take time
verb
- (Hokkien) to not have passengers nor cargo on the return trip (of a car, ship, etc.)
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have nobody to look after (a place)
- (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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