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to omit; to neglect (to do sth) · to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by

落空
là kòng
l+à·4th tonek+òng·4th tone
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If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
脚踏两条船，必定落空。
Synonyms
Synonyms
(coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing · to dawdle; to stall · (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath泡汤pào tāngto have a miscarriage · (fig.) to fail; to fall through流产liú chǎnall in vain; futile一场空yī cháng kōnglit. a dream of Nanke · fig. dreams of grandeur南柯一梦Nán kē yī mèngto commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably付之东流fù zhī dōng liúthe chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken · a dead loss (idiom)鸡飞蛋打jī fēi dàn dǎ
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