落空
Chinese
| to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind | emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (落空) | 落 | 空 | |
| simp. #(落空) | 落 | 空 | |
Pronunciation 1
Verb
落⫽空 (verb-object)
- to fail to achieve something; to come to nothing; to fall through
- (Wu) to find time (to do something); to take time
Synonyms
- (to find time):
Dialectal synonyms of 抽空 (“to find time; to take time”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 抽空, 抽暇, 抽閒 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 抽空兒, 抓空兒 |
| Taiwan | 抽空 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 抽時間 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 抽空 |
| Lichuan | 抽空 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 抽間 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 抽間 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 抽間 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 抽間 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 抽間 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 掏空 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 撥工, 閬工 |
| Quanzhou | 撥工, 閬工 | |
| Zhangzhou | 撥工 | |
| Tainan | 撥工, 閬工 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 落空 |
| Danyang | 抽空, 候空 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 抽空子, 抽空 |
Pronunciation 2
Verb
落⫽空 (verb-object)
- (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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