落 lok⁶ {luò}

(verb) to climb down (stairs)

落 {lào}

1. to have a stiff neck after sleeping
2. (of the head) to touch the pillow

落 lok⁶ {là}

1. to leave out
2. to be missing
3. to leave behind or forget to bring
4. to lag or fall behind

落 lok⁶ {luò}

1. to fall or drop
2. (of the sun) to set
3. (of a tide) to go out
4. to lower
5. to decline or sink
6. to lag or fall behind
7. to fall onto
8. to rest with
9. to get or receive
10. to write down
11. whereabouts
12. settlement

落吧 lok⁶ baa¹ {luò ba}

to go to a bar

落班 lok⁶ baan¹ {luò bān}

off work; finish work (spoken)

落本 lok⁶ bun² {luò běn}

to have to spend a lot of money (capital) on

落車〔-车〕 lok⁶ ce¹ {luò chē}

(verb) to get off a vehicle; to get out (of a vehicle)

落場〔-场〕 lok⁶ coeng⁴ {là chǎng}

off duty; to leave; to end; to conclude

落單〔-单〕 lok⁶ daan¹ {luò dān}

to place an order

落定 lok⁶ deng⁶ {luò dìng}

(verb) to pay a deposit

落訂〔-订〕 lok⁶ deng⁶ {luò dìng}

to pay the deposit

落Ｄ lok⁶ di¹ {luò D}

to go to a disco

落袋 lok⁶ doi² {luò dài}

to put in the pocket; to pocket

落花 lok⁶ faa¹ {luò huā}

fallen flowers

落髮〔-发〕 lok⁶ faat³ {luò fà}

tonsure, to shave one's head to be a monk or a nun

落肥 lok⁶ fei⁴ {luò féi}

fertilize

落街 lok⁶ gaai¹ {luò jiē}

go down to the street (spoken)

落格 lok⁶ gaak³ {luò gé}

to take possession of something illegally; (food) being digested

落膈 lok⁶ gaak³ {luò gé}

allow food to digest properly after meals (spoken)

落更 lok⁶ gaang¹ {luò gèng}

to get off work; to finish a shift

落機〔-机〕 lok⁶ gei¹ {Luò jī}

landing; to disembark a plane

落客 lok⁶ haak³ {luò kè}

To drop-off passengers

落後〔-后〕 lok⁶ hau⁶ {luò hòu}

out-date

落去 lok⁶ heoi³ {luò qù}

go down (spoken)

落鄉〔-乡〕 lok⁶ hoeng¹ {luò xiāng}

go to hometown; to go to the countryside

落紅〔-红〕 lok⁶ hung⁴ {luò hóng}

lost virginity; the show (during pregnancy when the plug of mucus from the cervix comes away); fallen flowers (a dated meaning)

落形 lok⁶ jing⁴ {luò xíng}

facial changes due to excessive slimming or sickness

落雨 lok⁶ jyu⁵ {luò yǔ}

(verb) to rain

落嚟 lok⁶ lai⁴ {luò lí}

come down (spoken)

落樓〔-楼〕 lok⁶ lau² {luò lóu}

to go downstairs

落力 lok⁶ lik⁶ {luò lì}

(verb) to put a lot of effort in; to work hard at

落面 lok⁶ min² {luò miàn}

a situation where a person's dignity has been humiliated causing him/her to lose 'face' in front of others

落麵〔-面〕 lok⁶ min⁶ {luò miàn}

If read as 'lok6 min6': cook the noodle; If read as 'lok6 min2' 落面: to lose face

落案 lok⁶ ngon³ {luò àn}

press charges

落手 lok⁶ sau² {luò shǒu}

to take action; to carry out a certain action; to set about

落水 lok⁶ seoi² {luòshuǐ}

(dialect) Raining

落剩 lok⁶ sing⁶ {luò shèng}

left over

落船 lok⁶ syun⁴ {luò chuán}

to board a boat (in the past when the pier is usually at a higher level compared to the boat); to disembark from a ship / boat, to go ashore (when the pier is a lower level compared to the boat / ship as is more common nowadays) 8

落雪 lok⁶ syut³ {luò xuě}

snowing

落臺〔-台〕 lok⁶ toi⁴ {luò tái}

To leave the stage

落臺〔-台〕 lok⁶ toi⁴ {luò tái}

to step down; to resign

落堂 lok⁶ tong⁴ {luò táng}

(verb) to be dismissed from class (at the end of the lesson); to finish school

落畫〔-画〕 lok⁶ waa² {luò huà}

screening finishes for a movie (spoken)

落仔 lok⁶ zai² {luò zǐ}

to have an abortion

落妝〔-妆〕 lok⁶ zong¹ {luò zhuāng}

removing make-up (spoken)

落足 lok⁶ zuk¹ {luò zú}

put sufficient; to put in a lot of ….

落棧〔-栈〕 {làozhàn}

1. to make a rest stop at a hotel
2. to put sth into storage

落色 {luòsè}

1. to fade
2. to discolor
3. also pr. [luo4 se4]

落魄 {luòtuò}

1. down and out
2. in dire straits
3. unrestrained
4. unconventional
5. also pr. [luo4 tuo4]

落敗〔-败〕 lok⁶ baai⁶ {luò bài}

1. to suffer a defeat
2. to fail
3. to fall behind

落筆〔-笔〕 lok⁶ bat¹ {luò bǐ}

1. to put pen to paper
2. pen mark

落泊 lok⁶ bok⁶ {luò bó}

1. down and out
2. in dire straits
3. unrestrained
4. unconventional

落榜 lok⁶ bong² {luò bǎng}

1. to fail the imperial exams
2. to flunk

落差 lok⁶ caa¹ {luò chā}

1. drop in elevation
2. (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc)
3. disparity

落塵〔-尘〕 lok⁶ can⁴ {luò chén}

1. dust fall
2. fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc)
3. particulate matter

落潮 lok⁶ ciu⁴ {luò cháo}

(of a tide) to ebb or go out

落第 lok⁶ dai⁶ {luò dì}

to fail an exam

落得 lok⁶ dak¹ {luò de}

1. ending up as
2. leading to
3. resulting in
4. in total

落地 lok⁶ dei⁶ {luò dì}

1. to fall to the ground
2. to be set on the ground
3. to reach to the ground
4. to be born
5. (of a plane) to land

落款 lok⁶ fun² {luò kuǎn}

inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc

落價〔-价〕 lok⁶ gaa³ {lào jià}

1. (coll.) to fall or drop in price
2. to go down in price

落腳〔-脚〕 lok⁶ goek³ {luò jiǎo}

1. to stay for a time
2. to stop over
3. to lodge
4. to sink down (into soft ground)
5. left-overs

落下 lok⁶ haa⁶ {luò xià}

1. to fall
2. to drop
3. to land (of projectile)

落後〔-后〕 lok⁶ hau⁶ {luò hòu}

1. to fall behind
2. to lag (in technology etc)
3. backward
4. to retrogress

落炕 lok⁶ hong³ {lào kàng}

to be laid up in bed with illness

落空 lok⁶ hung¹ {luò kōng}

1. to fail
2. to fall through
3. to come to nothing

落空 lok⁶ hung¹ {lào kōng}

1. to fail to achieve something
2. to be fruitless

落空 lok⁶ hung¹ {luò kòng}

1. to omit
2. to neglect

落入 lok⁶ jap⁶ {luò rù}

to fall into

落日 lok⁶ jat⁶ {luò rì}

setting sun

落葉〔-叶〕 lok⁶ jip⁶ {luò yè}

1. dead leaves
2. to lose leaves (of plants)
3. deciduous

落淚〔-泪〕 lok⁶ leoi⁶ {luò lèi}

1. to shed tears
2. to weep

落馬〔-马〕 lok⁶ maa⁵ {luò mǎ}

1. (lit.) to fall from a horse
2. (fig.) to suffer a setback
3. to come a cropper
4. to be sacked (e.g. for corruption)

落寞 lok⁶ mok⁶ {luò mò}

1. lonely
2. desolate

落幕 lok⁶ mok⁶ {luò mù}

1. the curtain drops
2. the end of the show

落網〔-网〕 lok⁶ mong⁵ {luò wǎng}

1. to capture (a bird in a net or a criminal)
2. to enmesh

落難〔-难〕 lok⁶ naan⁶ {luò nàn}

1. to meet with misfortune
2. to fall into dire straits

落伍 lok⁶ ng⁵ {luò wǔ}

1. to fall behind the ranks
2. to be outdated

落跑 lok⁶ paau² {luò pǎo}

1. to run away
2. to escape

落實〔-实〕 lok⁶ sat⁶ {luò shí}

1. practical
2. workable
3. to implement
4. to carry out
5. to decide

落石 lok⁶ sek⁶ {luò shí}

falling stone

落水 lok⁶ seoi² {luò shuǐ}

1. to fall into water
2. to sink
3. overboard
4. fig. to degenerate
5. to sink (into depravity)
6. to go to the dogs

落色 lok⁶ sik¹ {lào shǎi}

1. to fade
2. to discolor
3. also pr. [luo4 se4]

落成 lok⁶ sing⁴ {luò chéng}

to complete a construction project

落選〔-选〕 lok⁶ syun² {luò xuǎn}

1. to fail to be chosen (or elected)
2. to lose an election

落托 lok⁶ tok³ {luò tuō}

1. down and out
2. in dire straits
3. unrestrained
4. unconventional

落拓 lok⁶ tok³ {luò tuò}

1. down and out
2. in dire straits
3. unrestrained
4. unconventional

落魄 lok⁶ tok³ {luò pò}

1. down and out
2. in dire straits
3. unrestrained
4. unconventional
5. also pr. [luo4 tuo4]

落戶〔-户〕 lok⁶ wu⁶ {luò hù}

1. to settle
2. to set up home

落棧〔-栈〕 lok⁶ zaan⁶ {luò zhàn}

1. to make a rest stop at a hotel
2. to put sth into storage

落枕 lok⁶ zam² {lào zhěn}

1. to have a stiff neck after sleeping
2. (of the head) to touch the pillow

落藉 lok⁶ zik⁶ {luò jiè}

1. to stay
2. to reside (old)

落座 lok⁶ zo⁶ {luò zuò}

1. to sit down
2. to take a seat

落坐 lok⁶ zo⁶ {luò zuò}

to sit down

落葬 lok⁶ zong³ {luò zàng}

to bury the dead

落俗 lok⁶ zuk⁶ {luò sú}

to show poor taste

落大雨 lok⁶ daai⁶ jyu⁵ {luò dà yǔ}

pouring rain

落狗屎 lok⁶ gau² si² {luò gǒu shǐ}

raining cats and dogs

落降頭〔--头〕 lok⁶ gong³ tau⁴ {luò jiàng tóu}

cast a voodoo curse

落鞋油 lok⁶ haai⁴ jau² {luò xié yóu}

(literally: to put on shoe polish); to flatter, to be obsequious

落口供 lok⁶ hau² gung¹ {luò kǒu gòng}

recording of statement (police)

落雨溦 lok⁶ jyu⁵ mei⁴ {luò yǔ méi}

drizzle

落樓下〔-楼-〕 lok⁶ lau⁴ haa⁶ {luò lóu xià}

to go downstairs

落晒形 lok⁶ saai³ jing⁴ {luò shài xíng}

look sad or tired (spoken)

落水狗 lok⁶ seoi² gau² {luò shuǐ gǒu}

bad guy who doesn't get power anymore

落雪水 lok⁶ syut³ seoi² {luò xuě shuǐ}

raining lightly and very cold

落嘴頭〔--头〕 lok⁶ zeoi² tau⁴ {luò zuǐ tóu}

persuading hard (spoken)

落地籤〔--签〕 lok⁶ dei⁶ cim¹ {luò dì qiān}

1. landing visa
2. visa on arrival

落地窗 lok⁶ dei⁶ coeng¹ {luò dì chuāng}

1. French window
2. CL: 扇

落地燈〔--灯〕 lok⁶ dei⁶ dang¹ {luò dì dēng}

floor lamp

落花生 lok⁶ faa¹ sang¹ {luò huā shēng}

peanut

落基山 lok⁶ gei¹ saan¹ {Luò jī Shān}

Rocky Mountains in West US and Canada

落葉層〔-叶层〕 lok⁶ jip⁶ cang⁴ {luò yè céng}

leaf litter

落葉松〔-叶-〕 lok⁶ jip⁶ cung⁴ {luò yè sōng}

1. larch tree (Pinus larix)
2. deciduous pine tree

落葉劑〔-叶剂〕 lok⁶ jip⁶ zai¹ {luò yè jì}

defoliant

落馬洲〔-马-〕 lok⁶ maa⁵ zau¹ {Luò mǎ zhōu}

Lok Ma Chau (place in Hong Kong)

落埋怨 lok⁶ maai⁴ jyun³ {lào mán yuàn}

to get blamed

落水管 lok⁶ seoi² gun² {luò shuǐ guǎn}

1. drainpipe
2. water spout

落湯雞〔-汤鸡〕 lok⁶ tong¹ gai¹ {luò tāng jī}

1. a person who looks drenched and bedraggled
2. like a drowned rat
3. deep distress

落草為寇〔--为-〕 lok⁶ cou² wai⁴ kau³ {luò cǎo wéi kòu}

To escape into the forest and becomes an outlaw / bandit

落荒而逃 lok⁶ fong¹ ji⁴ tou⁴ {luò huāng ér táo}

run away after being defeated

落雨濕濕〔--湿湿〕 lok⁶ jyu⁵ sap¹ sap¹ {luò yǔ chì chì}

getting wet from the rain (spoken)

落雨收柴 lok⁶ jyu⁵ sau¹ caai⁴ {luò yǔ shōu chái}

tasks left unfinished (slang)

落雨絲濕〔--丝-〕 lok⁶ jyu⁵ si¹ sap¹ {luò yǔ sī chì}

a situation where the road is slippery when raining; damp and wet everywhere due to the rain

落手落腳〔---脚〕 lok⁶ sau² lok⁶ goek³ {luò shǒu lào jiǎo}

(slang) someone is doing work by herself or himself physically; to get one's hands dirty in work; to put one's hands and feet to work

落閘放狗〔-闸--〕 lok⁶ zaap⁶ fong³ gau² {luò zhá fàng gǒu}

(to close the gate and unleash the dogs to ward off burglars); to express that a place is closed and visitors are not welcome; a phrase used for telling coworkers that it's time to lock up soon so that they should hurry and finish what they are doing; a phrase used to warn those who come asking for trouble to watch out and be careful of their actions

落地生根 lok⁶ dei⁶ saang¹ gan¹ {luò dì shēng gēn}

1. air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
2. to put down roots

落花流水 lok⁶ faa¹ lau⁴ seoi² {luò huā liú shuǐ}

1. to be in a sorry state
2. to be utterly defeated

落入法網〔---网〕 lok⁶ jap⁶ faat³ mong⁵ {luò rù fǎ wǎng}

to fall into the net of justice (idiom); finally arrested

落葉歸根〔-叶归-〕 lok⁶ jip⁶ gwai¹ gan¹ {luò yè guī gēn}

1. lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
2. fig. all things go back to their source eventually
3. in old age, an expatriate returns home

落葉歸根〔-叶归-〕 lok⁶ jip⁶ gwai¹ gan¹ {Luò yè guī gēn}

Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚, starring 趙本山

落葉喬木〔-叶乔-〕 lok⁶ jip⁶ kiu⁴ muk⁶ {luò yè qiáo mù}

deciduous tree

落葉植物〔-叶--〕 lok⁶ jip⁶ zik⁶ mat⁶ {luò yè zhí wù}

1. deciduous plant
2. deciduous vegetation

落於下風〔-于-风〕 lok⁶ jyu¹ haa⁶ fung¹ {luò yú xià fēng}

to be at a disadvantage

落落大方 lok⁶ lok⁶ daai⁶ fong¹ {luò luò dà fāng}

(of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained

落落寡歡〔---欢〕 lok⁶ lok⁶ gwaa² fun¹ {luò luò guǎ huān}

1. melancholy
2. unhappy

落落寡交 lok⁶ lok⁶ gwaa² gaau¹ {luò luò guǎ jiāo}

aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)

落落寡合 lok⁶ lok⁶ gwaa² hap⁶ {luò luò guǎ hé}

1. aloof
2. standoffish
3. unsociable

落落難合〔--难-〕 lok⁶ lok⁶ naan⁴ hap⁶ {luò luò nán hé}

1. a loner
2. someone who does not easily get along with others

落井下石 lok⁶ zeng² haa⁶ sek⁶ {luò jǐng xià shí}

to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down

落手打三更 lok⁶ sau² daa² saam¹ gaang¹ {luò shǒu dǎ sān gēng}

to do something wrongly since the very beginning

落花有意，流水無情〔-------无-〕 lok⁶ faa¹ jau⁵ ji³ ，lau⁴ seoi² mou⁴ cing⁴ {luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng}

1. lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
2. fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)