pū​kōng

to fail to find someone

扑空 撲空 pū//kōng
to fail to find someone
To go to a destination and fail to find the person or thing one is looking for; to miss an appointment or catch no one at home.
to miss one's aim
To fail to catch or hit something after lunging at it; to rush at thin air, such as a goalkeeper missing a ball.
to come to nothing
To have nothing to show for one's efforts; to misfire or fail to achieve a goal.

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Movie subtitles
0.090 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.295 per million

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