憑空

Chinese

		lean against; proof; to rely on lean against; proof; to rely on; to depend on; to be based on	emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
trad. (憑空)		憑	空
simp. (凭空)		凭	空
alternative forms		平空

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngkōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pang⁴ hung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pîn-khong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngkōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngkong
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-kʻung¹
    • Yale: píng-kūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngkong
    • Palladius: пинкун (pinkun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pang⁴ hung¹
    • Yale: pàhng hūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pang⁴ hung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: peng⁴ hung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɐŋ²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pîn-khong
    • Tâi-lô: pîn-khong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pinqofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pin²⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pin¹³⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pin²⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 憑空

1. groundless; without foundation; out of thin air; out of the void