寥落
寥落 liáo luò ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ liu4 lok6
- sparse
- few and far between
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寥
- 寥寥无几寥寥無幾 liáo liáo wú jǐ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˇ liu4 liu4 mou4 gei2 (idiom) very few
- 寂寥 jì liáo ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ zik6 liu4 (literary) quiet and desolate
- 寥寥 liáo liáo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ liu4 liu4 very few
- 寥廓 liáo kuò ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄛˋ liu4 kwok3 (literary) vast; boundless
- 寥寥可数寥寥可數 liáo liáo kě shǔ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨˇ liu4 liu4 ho2 sou3 (idiom) very few
- 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥ liu4 joek6 san4 sing1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 寥寥可数寥寥可數 liáo liáo kě shǔ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨˇ liu4 liu4 ho2 sou3 (idiom) very few
- 寥寥无几寥寥無幾 liáo liáo wú jǐ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˇ liu4 liu4 mou4 gei2 (idiom) very few
- 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥ liu4 joek6 san4 sing1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
- 避坑落井 bì kēng luò jǐng ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ bei6 haang1 lok6 zeng2 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
- 参差错落參差錯落 cēn cī cuò luò ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ caam1 ci1 co3 lok6 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- 尘埃落定塵埃落定 chén āi luò dìng ㄔㄣˊ ㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ can4 oi1 lok6 ding6 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
- 沉鱼落雁沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)