落 (lok6 laai6 | luo4 lao4 luo1 la4) : to fall

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落

lok6 laai6

luo4 lao4 luo1 la4

[粵] lok6 | [國] luo4 lao4
[1] [v] fall; drop; decline
[2] [v] descend; go down; let fall
[3] [v] settle down; cease; finish
[4] [v] get; have; receive
[5] [v] lag behind; fall behind
[6] [n] settlement; village; tribe

[粵] lok6 | [國] luo1
[adj] natural and poised

[粵] laai6 | [國] la4
[1] [v] leave behind; forget to bring
[2] [v] leave out; be missing; lose

[粵] lok6 - Cantonese only | [國] 下
[v] deliver; put in; apply

(1) For Jyutping laai6, see the thread [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
(2) Pinyin lao4 is a variant reading for the first 4 definitions of luo4

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

落

This word has been viewed 25264 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th May 2013 05:55

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落雨 lok6 jyu5 luo4 yu3 = to rain; raining 粵

落雪 lok6 syut3 = snowing 粵

日落 jat6 lok6 ri4 luo4 = sunset

落大雨 lok6 daai6 jyu5 = to rain heavily

水落石出 seoi2 lok6 sek6 ceot1 shui3 luo4 shi2 chu1 = the truth will eventually be known

落去 lok6 heoi3 = go down; down; carrying on 粵

落堂 lok6 tong4 = to finish class or school 粵

下落 haa6 lok6 xia4 luo4 = whereabouts; to fall

跌落 dit3 lok6 die1 luo4 = to fall; to fall down; to fall into

落地 lok6 dei6 luo4 di4 = something that sits on the floor

失落 sat1 lok6 shi1 luo4 = to lose; to drop; to feel a sense of loss

落入 lok6 jap6 = drop into; fall into

回落 wui4 lok6 hui2 luo4 = fall after a rise

落種 lok6 zung2 = seed

上落 soeng5 lok6 = get on or off a vehicle

落啲 lok6 di1 = further down 粵

落嚟 lok6 lai4 = to come down 粵

返落嚟 faan1 lok6 lai4 = to come back down here 粵

落車 lok6 ce1 = to get off, get out (a bus, train, car, etc...) 粵

落樓下 lok6 lau4 haa6 = go downstairs

有落 jau5 lok6 = said when one desires to get off a minibus 粵

落水 lok6 seoi2 luo4 shui3 = to fall into water

落街 lok6 gaai1 luo4 jie1 = go out; go shopping 粵

落柯打 lok6 o1 daa2 = place an order 粵

幫唔落 bong1 m4 lok6 bang1 wu2 luo4 = unable to help 粵

角落頭 gok3 lok6*1 tau4*2 = corner 粵

跌落地揦返拃沙 dit3 lok6 dei6 laa2 faan1 zaa6 saa1 die1 luo4 di4 la2 fan3 zhan3 sha1 = to salvage one's pride; to save face 粵

墮落 do6 lok6 duo4 luo4 = degenerate

角落 gok3 lok6*1 jiao3 luo4 = corner

降落 gong3 lok6 jiang4 luo4 = to descend; to go down; to come down; to land

降落傘 gong3 lok6 saan3 jiang4 luo4 san3 = parachute

脫落 tyut3 lok6 tuo1 luo4 = to drop; to drop off; to come off; to shed; to let go

落到 lok6 dou3*2 = befallen, befell

村落 cyun1 lok6 = a small town

落實 lok6 sat6 luo4 shi2 = implement; ascertain; workable

落後 lok6 hau6 luo4 hou4 = behind, lagging

落成 lok6 sing4 luo4 cheng2 = to complete a construction project

滑落 waat6 lok6 hua2 luo4 = slide

落淚 lok6 leoi6 luo4 lei4 = lachrymosity, shed tears

掉落 diu6 lok6 diao4 luo4 = to flop down

落井下石 lok6 zeng2 haa6 sek6 = hit a person when he is down; a "cheap shot"

落網 lok6 mong5 luo4 wang3 = to be captured

數落 sou2 lok6 = rebuke; reprove

落班 lok6 baan1 = finish work 粵

落肥 lok6 fei4 = fertilize; muck

落敗 lok6 baai6 = fail

七零八落 cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 qi1 ling2 ba1 luo4 = scattered here and there; in disorder

落晒形 lok6 saai3 jing4 = dispirit

落降頭 lok6 gong3 tau4 = cast a spell on

熟落 suk6 lok6 shu2 luo4 = very familiar with 粵

返落去 faan1 lok6 heoi3 = to go back down there

跌倒落地 dit3 dou2 lok6 dei6 = fell or to have fallen on

跌倒落 dit3 dou2 lok6 = fell or to have fallen on

跳上跳落 tiu3 soeng5 tiu3 lok6 = to jump up and down

部落格 bou6 lok6 gaak3 bu4 luo4 ge2 = blog

部落 bou6 lok6 bu4 luo4 = an aboriginal tribe; blog (as a loanword)

不見棺材不落淚 bat1 gin3 gun1 coi4 bat1 lok6 leoi6 bu4 jian4 guan1 cai2 bu4 luo4 lei4 = not shed a tear until one sees the coffin - refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality 國

降落地點 gong3 lok6 dei6 dim2 jiang4 luo4 di4 dian3 = landing site

安家落戶 on1 gaa1 lok6 wu6 an1 jia1 luo4 hu4 = make one's home in a place; settle

掉落地 diu6 lok6 dei6 diao4 luo4 di4 = to throw/drop to the ground

部落的 bou6 lok6 dik1 bu4 luo4 de5 = [adj] tribal 國

部落社會 bou6 lok6 se5 wui6*2 bu4 luo4 she4 hui4 = [n] tribal society

落機 lok6 gei1 = to disembark (e.g., a plane)

落力 lok6 lik6 = to work hard; exert strength 粵

零星落索 ling4 sing1 lok6 sok3 = scattered here and there; in disorder 粵

落手落腳 lok6 sau2 lok6 goek3 luo4 shou3 luo4 jiao3 = get one's hands dirty; put one's hands and feet to work; to take action 粵

印第安部落 jan3 dai6 on1 bou6 lok6 yin4 di4 an1 bu4 luo4 = an Indian tribe

段落 dyun6 lok6 = a paragraph; a section; a phase; a stage

落葬 lok6 zong3 luo4 zang4 = to bury a corpse at a funeral

着落 zoek6 lok6 zhuo2 luo4 = whereabouts; assured source

落袋 lok6 doi6*2 = pocket (as in billards)

落地生根 lok6 dei6 saang1 gan1 = to settle down

金降落傘 gam1 gong3 lok6 saan3 jin1 jiang4 luo4 san3 = golden parachute (in business)

落花 lok6 faa1 = a fallen blossom

落狗屎 lok6 gau2 si2 = it's raining cats and dogs 粵

瞓落床 fan3 lok6 cong4 = lie down on bed 粵

嗒落有味 daap1 lok6 jau5 mei6 = the significance becomes clear after thinking about it 粵

墮落雞 do6 lok6 gai1 = a wanton woman (lit., "decadent chicken")

落臺 lok6 toi4 = to come to an end

落胎 lok6 toi1 = to abort a pregnancy

落地金牛 lok6 dei6 gam1 ngau4 = Ardisia primulifolia

靜落嚟 zing6 lok6 lei4 = to calm down 粵

俐落 lei6 lok6 = well-executed

落花有意,流水無情 lok6 faa1 jau5 ji3, lau4 seoi2 mou4 cing4 luo4 hua1 you3 yi4, liu2 shui3 wu2 qing2 = unrequited love

落花流水 lok6 faa1 lau4 seoi2 luo4 hua1 liu2 shui3 = like fallen flowers carried away by the flowing water; utterly routed

落第 lok6 dai6 luo4 di4 = fail in exam

飲得杯落 jam2 dak1 bui1 lok6 = used to express that it's time for a stiff drink after a crisis is over

落訂 lok6 deng6 = pay a deposit 粵

落船 lok6 syun4 = to disembark from a ship, to go ashore 粵

落閘放狗 lok6 zaap6 fong3 gau2 = not going to let you go 粵

塞錢落你袋 sak1 cin4*2 lok6 nei5 doi6*2 = teach you life experience

吊落嚟 diu3 lok6 lei4 = to hang down 粵

落案 lok6 on3 = [v] lay a charge against

水落管 seoi2 lok6 gun2 shui3 luo4 guan3 = a downpipe

落馬 lok6 maa5 luo4 ma3 = fall from fame (lit., "falls from the horse")

寫落去 se2 lok6 heoi3 = to keep writing 粵

落到底 lok6 dou3 dai2 = to the bottom 粵

闊落 fut3 lok6 = spacious 粵

落雨收柴 lok6 jyu5 sau1 caai4 = hasty; hurriedly 粵

落寞 lok6 mok6 luo4 mo4 = desolate

落枕 lok6 zam2 lao4 zhen3 = stiff neck caused by cold or an awkward sleeping posture

落地還錢 lok6 dei6 waan4 cin4*2 = ask for the highest price first, and give in a little bit later

淪落 leon4 lok6 lun2 luo4 = fall low; come down in the world; be reduced to poverty

丟三落四 diu1 saam1 lok6 sei3 diu1 san1 la4 si4 = absentminded; forgetful

墜落 zeoi6 lok6 zhui4 luo4 = to fall; to drop

凹落去 nap1 lok6 heoi3 = hollow; sunken; depressed; sunk; to cave in 粵

沉魚落雁 cam4 jyu4*2 lok6 ngaan6 chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 = unequalled beauty

落D lok6 di1 = go to disco 粵

話落 waa6 lok6 = to tell; to instruct 粵

跟住落嚟 gan1 zyu6 lok6 lei4 = to be continued; continuation follows 粵

天跌落嚟當被冚 tin1 dit3 lok6 lei4 dong3 pei5 kam2 = don’t worry too much 粵

落湯鷄 lok6 tong1 gai1 = soaked through; completely drenched 粵

奚落 hai4 lok6 xi1 luo4 = ridicule; jeer

冷落 laang5 lok6 leng3 luo4 = unfrequented, desolate; treat coldly, cold-shoulder, indifference

啱啱落地 ngaam1 ngaam1 lok6 dei6 = just arrival; new arrival products 粵

剩落 zing6 lok6 = leftover, remainder, surplus 粵

落鄉 lok6 hoeng1 = to go to the countryside 粵

落來 lok6 lai4 = to come down; to descend 粵

落手 lok6 sau2 = start, put one's hand to, set about 粵

落手打三更 lok6 sau2 daa2 saam1 gang1 = making a terrible mistake from the start

落雨絲濕 lok6 jyu5 si1 sap1 = rain, drizzle, showers 粵

落筆打三更 lok6 bat1 daa2 saam1 gaang1 = to blunder at the very start 粵

諗落 nam2 lok6 = after careful consideration 粵

低落 dai1 lok6 di1 luo4 = downcast, low, low-spirited

剝落 mok1 lok6 bo1 luo4 = to peel off; to flake

落髮 lok6 faat3 = tonsure, shave one's head to be a monk or nun

受落 sau6 lok6 = welcome, receive, accept 粵

落定 lok6 deng6 = to pay a deposit 粵

落地喊三聲好醜命生成 lok6 dei6 haam3 saam3 seng1 hou2 cau2 ming4 sang1 sing4 = one's life is fated and pre-destined 粵

樹搖葉落人搖福薄 syu6 jiu4 jip6 lok6 jan4 jiu4 fuk1 bok6 shu4 yao2 ye4 luo4 ren2 yao2 fu2 bo2 = a saying that discourages one from swaying or shaking one's legs 粵

落雨擔遮―死擋 lok6 jyu5 daam1 ze1 sei2 dong2 = a very good friend 粵

落足心機 lok6 zuk1 sam1 gei1 = put your heart and soul 粵

落足 lok6 zuk1 = put in all money, efforts etc 粵

落鞋油 lok6 haai4 yau4*2 luo4 xie2 you2 = butter someone up; flatter; fawn 粵

讕熟落 laan2 suk6 lok6 lan2 shu2 / shou2 luo4 = act as if one know's someone really well 粵

落吧 lok6 baa1 luo4 ba1 = patronize a bar, visit a bar 粵

落嘴頭 lok6 zeoi2 tau4 luo4 zui3 tou2 = either try to persuade or fawn on sb. 粵

落伍 lok6 ng5 lou4 wu3 = fall behind; drop out

食得落 sik6 dak1 lok6 = feel like eating 粵

拖落水 to1 lok6 seoi2 = drag into the mire 粵

大起大落 daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 da4 qi3 da4 luo4 = big up's and down's

落畫 lok6 waa6*2 luo4 hua4 = for the term in which a movie plays at a cinema to be over 粵

落妝 lok6 zong1 luo4 zhuang1 = remove makeup 粵

自甘墮落 zi6 gam1 do6 lok6 zi4 gan1 duo4 luo4 = wallow in degeneration; abandon oneself to vice

落本 lok6 bun2 luo4 ben3 = have to spend a lot of money (capital) on 粵

落更 lok6 gaang1 luo4 geng1 = get off shift 粵

睇落 tai2 lok6 = come across as; seem; appear 粵

落台 lok6 toi4 = step down 粵

落戶 lok6 wu6 luo4 hu4 = settle down

失魂落魄 sat1 wan4 lok6 paak3 shi1 hun2 luo4 po4 = be petrified; panicky; panic-stricken

落選 lok6 syun2 luo4 xuan3 = fail to be elected or chosen (in an election or competition)

流落 lau4 lok6 liu2 luo4 = wander all over penniless

破落 po3 lok6 po4 luo4 = broken down; be in decline

趕落台 gon2 lok6 toi4 gan3 luo4 tai2 = force someone to step down (in politics, business etc.) 粵

落棚牙 lok1 paang4 ngaa4 = take the wind out of somebody's sails 粵

落場 lok6 coeng4 = leave, end, conclude 粵

直落 zik6 lok6 = to have a full evening out on the town 粵

背脊骨落 bui3 zek3 gwat1 lok6 = finding sth hard to swallow or being given a hard time 粵

還得神落 waan4 dak1 san4 lok6 huan2 de2 shen2 luo4 = thank God (after problem avoided) 粵

落D lok6 di1 luo4 di1 = go nightclubbing; go discoing 粵

人頭落地 jan4 tau4 lok6 dei6 ren2 tou2 luo4 di4 = be decapitated; heads will roll

落空 lok6 hung1 luo4 kong1 = come to nothing; fall through; fail

光明磊落 gwong1 ming4 leoi5 lok6 guang1 ming2 lei3 luo4 = fair and square; open and aboveboard

落荒而逃 lok6 fong1 ji4 tou4 luo4 huang1 er2 tao2 = take to flight; flee in panic

情緒低落 cing4 seoi5 dai1 lok6 qing2 xu4 di1 luo4 = in low spirits; down in spirits

滾落 gwan2 lok6 gun3 luo4 = tumble.

垂直起落飛機 seoi4 zik6 hei2 lok6 fei1 gei1 chui2 zhi2 qi3 luo4 fei1 ji1 = VTOL aircraft

馬死落地行 maa5 sei2 lok6 dei6 haang4 = keep going on in the face of adversity

放射性落下灰 fong3 se6 sing3 lok6 haa6 /haa6*2 fui1 fang4 she4 xing4 luo4 xia4 hui1 = radioactive fallout

日落大道 jat6 lok6 daai6 dou6 = Sunset Boulevard

不落窠臼 bat1 lok6 wo1 kau5 bu4 luo4 ke1 jiu4 = not follow the beaten track 國

沉魚落雁，閉月羞花 cam4 jyu4*2 lok6 ngaan6 bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1 = (of feminine beauty) makes fish sink and birds alight, the moon fades and flowers close

落馬洲 lok6 maa5 zau1 luo4 ma3 zhou1 = Lok Ma Chau

落疊 lok6 daap6 luo4 die2 = get involved; agree to a deal 粵

名落孫山 ming4 lok6 syun1 saan1 ming2 luo4 sun1 shan1 = fail in exam

塵埃落定 can4 oi1 lok6 ding6 chen2 ai1 luo4 ding4 = when the dust has settled

氹落疊 tam3 lok6 daap6 = lure sb to buy into sth that's a fraud 粵

落草為寇 lok6 cou2 wai4 kau3 luo4 cao3 wei2 kou4 = to become an outlaw

落差 lok6 caa1 luo4 cha1 = disparity

從輕發落 cung4 hing1 faat3 lok6 cong2 qing1 fa1 luo4 = mete out punishment with leniency

抌錢落鹹水海 dam2 cin4*2 lok6 haam4 seoi2 hoi2 = flush money down the toilet; pour money down the drain 粵

起落架 hei2 lok6 gaa2 qi3 luo4 jia4 = undercarriage; landing gear

上刀山落油鑊 = go through hell or high water 粵

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冬天通常又凍又落雪。粵
It is usually cold and snowing in winter.

你估聖誕日會唔會落雪吖? 粵
Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?

若果落雪，我會砌個雪人! 粵
If it snows I will make a snowman!

一盞好光嘅街燈﹐照住黑暗嘅角落。粵
A really bright streetlight is illuminating a dark corner.

真係無聊，我唔想玩落去啦！粵
You're being ridiculous, I don't want to mess around any more.
[Lit. really nonsense, I not want play-continue [particle]. 落去 has the meaning of "continue" here and may be suffixed to many verbs.]

落完雪之後，我哋大家出去砌雪人。粵
After the snow stopped falling, we all went out to build a snowman.

髧條繩落去! 粵
Drop a rope down there!
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咁遠我唔去囉, 何況而家落緊雨粵
I won't go that far away; moreover, it's raining now.

禁區前有落。粵
(Please) let me off before the no standing zone.
[said to minibus drivers]

騎樓嘅花盆危危乎，隨時都會跌落去噉粵
The pots on the balcony seems unstable enough to fall off anytime.

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