破空
Chinese
to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out |
emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (破空) | 破 | 空 | |
| simp. #(破空) | 破 | 空 | |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pòkōng
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pòkong
- Wade–Giles: pʻo4-kʻung1
- Yale: pwò-kūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohkong
- Palladius: покун (pokun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
破空
Pronunciation 2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phòa-khang
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phòa-khang
- Tâi-lô: phuà-khang
- Phofsit Daibuun: phoarqafng
- IPA (Xiamen): /pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
破空
- (Hokkien) hole; cavity (of a shirt, etc.)
- (Hokkien, figurative) mistake or gap in a speech or theory; flaw; weak point; loophole
Synonyms
Verb
破⫽空 (verb-object)
- (Hokkien) to fall through and be exposed; to be uncovered