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希望落空

xī wàng luò kōng

4-character word

What 希望落空 means

1. hopes are dashed

The characters in 希望落空

• 希xīto hope; to admire; variant of 稀
• 望wàngfull moon; to hope; to expect
• 落luòto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
• 空kōngempty; air; sky

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