扑空 撲空
扑空 撲空 pū kōng ㄆㄨ ㄎㄨㄥ pok3 hung1
- lit. to rush at thin air
- fig. to miss one's aim
- to have nothing to show for one's troubles
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扑 撲
- 扑克 撲克 pū kè ㄆㄨ ㄎㄜˋ pok3 hak1 poker (game) (loanword)
- 扑灭 撲滅 pū miè ㄆㄨ ㄇㄧㄝˋ pok3 mit6 to eradicate
- 红扑扑 紅撲撲 hóng pū pū ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄨ ㄆㄨ hung4 pok3 pok3 red
- 扑面而来 撲面而來 pū miàn ér lái ㄆㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄞˊ pok3 min6 ji4 loi4 lit. sth hits one in the face
- 反扑 反撲 fǎn pū ㄈㄢˇ ㄆㄨ faan2 pok3 to counterattack
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- 拓扑 拓撲 tuò pū ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄨ tok3 pok3 (math.) (loanword) topology
- 扑倒 撲倒 pū dǎo ㄆㄨ ㄉㄠˇ pok3 dou2 to fall down
- 扑扇 撲扇 pū shan ㄆㄨ ˙ㄕㄢ pok3 sin3 to flutter
- 扑打 撲打 pū dǎ ㄆㄨ ㄉㄚˇ pok3 daa2 to swat
- 扑救 撲救 pū jiù ㄆㄨ ㄐㄧㄡˋ pok3 gau3 firefighting
- 扑朔 撲朔 pū shuò ㄆㄨ ㄕㄨㄛˋ pok3 sok3 see 扑朔迷离
- 扑棱 撲棱 pū lēng ㄆㄨ ㄌㄥ (onom.) fluttering or flapping of wings
- 扑棱 撲棱 pū leng ㄆㄨ ˙ㄌㄥ (of wings, curtains etc) to flap; to flutter
- 扑杀 撲殺 pū shā ㄆㄨ ㄕㄚ pok3 saat3 to kill
- 扑满 撲滿 pū mǎn ㄆㄨ ㄇㄢˇ pok3 mun5 piggy bank
- 扑落 撲落 pū luò ㄆㄨ ㄌㄨㄛˋ pok3 lok6 to fall
- 扑袭 撲襲 pū xí ㄆㄨ ㄒㄧˊ pok3 zaap6 (of an animal) to pounce (on its prey)
- 扑责 撲責 pū zé ㄆㄨ ㄗㄜˊ pok3 zaak3 to punish by flogging
- 扑跌 撲跌 pū diē ㄆㄨ ㄉㄧㄝ pok3 dit3 to fall flat on one's face
- 扑通 撲通 pū tōng ㄆㄨ ㄊㄨㄥ pok3 tung1 (onom.) sound of object falling into water
空
- 上空 shàng kōng ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ soeng6 hung1 the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace
- 填空 tián kòng ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ tin4 hung1 to fill a job vacancy
- 天空 tiān kōng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ tin1 hung1 sky
- 太空 tài kōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ taai3 hung1 outer space
- 抽空 chōu kòng ㄔㄡ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cau1 hung1 to find the time to do sth
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- 时空 時空 shí kōng ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄥ si4 hung1 time and place
- 有空 yǒu kòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ jau5 hung1 to have time (to do sth)
- 真空 zhēn kōng ㄓㄣ ㄎㄨㄥ zan1 hung1 (physics) vacuum
- 空中 kōng zhōng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ hung1 zung1 in the sky
- 空儿 空兒 kòng r ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄦ hung1 ji4 spare time
- 空前 kōng qián ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ hung1 cin4 unprecedented
- 空地 kòng dì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ hung1 dei6 vacant land
- 空想 kōng xiǎng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˇ hung1 soeng2 daydream
- 空旷 空曠 kōng kuàng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄤˋ hung1 kwong3 spacious and empty
- 空气 空氣 kōng qì ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ hung1 hei3 air
- 空白 kòng bái ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ hung1 baak6 blank space
- 空虚 空虛 kōng xū ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ hung1 heoi1 hollow
- 空调 空調 kōng tiáo ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ hung1 tiu4 air conditioning
- 空谈 空談 kōng tán ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄢˊ hung1 taam4 prattle
- 空军 空軍 kōng jūn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ hung1 gwan1 air force
Idioms with these characters
- 唱空城计 唱空城計 chàng kōng chéng jì ㄔㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ coeng3 hung1 sing4 gai3 lit. to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom)
- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 翻空出奇 fān kōng chū qí ㄈㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ faan1 hung1 ceot1 kei4 to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas
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- 海阔天空 海闊天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ hoi2 fut3 tin1 hung1 wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas
- 横空出世 橫空出世 héng kōng chū shì ㄏㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ waang4 hung1 ceot1 sai3 (idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
- 空洞无物 空洞無物 kōng dòng wú wù ㄎㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˊ ㄨˋ hung1 dung6 mou4 mat6 empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance
- 空腹高心 kōng fù gāo xīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ hung1 fuk1 gou1 sam1 ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
- 空谷足音 kōng gǔ zú yīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧㄣ hung1 guk1 zuk1 jam1 lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
- 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄝˇ hung1 hung1 jyu4 jaa5 as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft
- 空口无凭 空口無憑 kōng kǒu wú píng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ hung1 hau2 mou4 pang4 mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)