落寞

Chinese

		to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	lonesome
trad. (落寞)		落	寞
simp. ^#(落寞)		落	寞
alternative forms		落莫落漠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): luòmò

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ mok⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lo̍k-bo̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: luòmò
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: luòmò
  - Wade–Giles: lo⁴-mo⁴
  - Yale: lwò-mwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohmoh
  - Palladius: ломо (lomo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lok⁶ mok⁶
  - Yale: lohk mohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ mok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ mog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² mɔːk̚²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    落寞
    落幕
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍k-bo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: lo̍k-bo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: logbok
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔk̚²⁴⁻² bɔk̚²⁴/

Adjective

落寞

desolate; deserted; cold; unfrequented
lonely; lonesome; solitary

Synonyms

(desolate):

冷僻 (lěngpì)
冷淡 (lěngdàn)
冷清 (lěngqīng)
冷落 (lěngluò)
清冷 (qīnglěng)
淒涼 / 凄凉 (qīliáng)
荒涼 / 荒凉 (huāngliáng)
蒼涼 / 苍凉 (cāngliáng)
蕭條 / 萧条 (xiāotiáo)
青凊 (Min Nan)

(lonely):

俗 (Hokkien)
孤單 / 孤单 (gūdān)
孤孑 (gūjié) (literary)
孤寂 (gūjì)
孤獨 / 孤独 (gūdú)
寂寞 (jìmò)
寂寥 (jìliáo)
挑另 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
索寞 (suǒmò) (literary or Eastern Min)

Derived terms

落寞寡歡 / 落寞寡欢