"掏空" meaning in Chinese

See 掏空 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰou̯²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰou̯⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/, /tʰou̯²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵/, /tʰou̯⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: tāokōng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄠ ㄎㄨㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tou⁴ hung¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tou¹ hung¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tāokōng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], taokong [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻao¹-kʻung¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tāu-kūng [Mandarin, Yale], taukong [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], таокун [Mandarin, Palladius], taokun [Mandarin, Palladius], tòuh hūng [Cantonese, Yale], tōu hūng [Cantonese, Yale], tou⁴ hung¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tou¹ hung¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tou⁴ hung¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tou¹ hung¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 掏空
  1. (literally) to hollow out; to empty out Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-掏空-zh-verb-ZH9Z6pBr
  2. (figuratively) to use up; to exhaust (one's energy); to rack one's brain Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-掏空-zh-verb-468XWZFk
  3. (figurative, finance) to engage in tunneling Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-掏空-zh-verb-eiwfh-2r Topics: business, finance

Verb

IPA: /tʰxau¹¹ kʰxũŋ⁴⁵/ [Jin, Sinological-IPA, Taiyuan], /tʰxau¹¹ kʰxũŋ⁴⁵/ Chinese transliterations: tau¹ kung³ [Jin, Wiktionary-specific], tau¹ kung³ [Jin, Taiyuan, Wiktionary-specific]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 掏空
  1. (Jin) to find time (to do something); to take time Tags: Jin
    Sense id: en-掏空-zh-verb-ZQOAHrTb Categories (other): Jin Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 24 18 4 54 Synonyms: 抽空 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 抽暇 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 抽閒 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 抽空兒 [Mandarin, Beijing], 抓空兒 [Mandarin, Beijing], 抽空 [Mandarin, Taiwan], 抽時間 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 抽空 [Gan, Nanchang], 抽空 [Gan, Lichuan], 抽間 [Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli, Northern], 抽間 [Hakka, Sixian, Pingtung], 抽間 [Hakka, Hsinchu-County], 抽間 [Hakka, Taichung], 掏空 [Jin, Taiyuan], 撥工 [Xiamen], 閬工 [Xiamen], 撥工 [Quanzhou], 閬工 [Quanzhou], 撥工 [Zhangzhou], 撥工 [Tainan], 閬工 [Tainan], 落空 [Wu, Shanghai], 抽空 [Wu, Danyang], 候空 [Wu, Danyang], 抽空子 [Xiang, Changsha], 抽空 [Xiang, Changsha]

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      "zh-pron": "tʻao¹-kʻung¹"
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tāu-kūng"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "taukong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "таокун"
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      "zh-pron": "taokun"
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      "zh-pron": "tōu hūng"
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            "Xiamen"
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          "word": "抽空子"
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      "zh-pron": "таокун"
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      "zh-pron": "taokun"
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      "zh-pron": "tòuh hūng"
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      "zh-pron": "tou⁴ hung¹"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰou̯²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵/"
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      "word": "抽暇"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "抽閒"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Beijing"
      ],
      "word": "抽空兒"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Beijing"
      ],
      "word": "抓空兒"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "抽空"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "抽時間"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gan",
        "Nanchang"
      ],
      "word": "抽空"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gan",
        "Lichuan"
      ],
      "word": "抽空"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "抽間"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Pingtung"
      ],
      "word": "抽間"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
      "word": "抽間"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Taichung"
      ],
      "word": "抽間"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hsinchu-County"
      ],
      "word": "抽間"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Jin",
        "Taiyuan"
      ],
      "word": "掏空"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "撥工"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "閬工"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Quanzhou"
      ],
      "word": "撥工"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Quanzhou"
      ],
      "word": "閬工"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "撥工"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tainan"
      ],
      "word": "撥工"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tainan"
      ],
      "word": "閬工"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "word": "落空"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Danyang"
      ],
      "word": "抽空"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Danyang"
      ],
      "word": "候空"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiang",
        "Changsha"
      ],
      "word": "抽空子"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiang",
        "Changsha"
      ],
      "word": "抽空"
    }
  ],
  "word": "掏空"
}

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