一場空

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Chinese

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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
courtyard; open space; place
courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation)
 
emptied; leisure; air
emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
 
trad. (一場空)
simp. (一场空)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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一場空

  1. (idiomatic) all of one's hopes and efforts coming to nothing

Derived terms

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