kāi​tiān​chuāng

to leave a gap

  • created sense approved 开天窗/開天窗 · kāi​tiān​chuāng · to leave a gap — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开天窗 / 開天窗

    kāi​tiān​chuāng

    to leave a gap

    To leave a blank space in a publication or a gap in a broadcast, originally to protest censorship or because material was late; now used for any failure to deliver expected results on time.

    开, 天窗

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 天窗 (literal) → 天窗 · tiān​chuāng · blank space

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 开天窗/開天窗 · kāi​tiān​chuāng · to be broke — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开天窗 / 開天窗

    kāi​tiān​chuāng

    to be broke

    (Taiwan colloquial) To have no money left; to be penniless.

    开, 天窗

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 天窗 (literal) → 天窗 · tiān​chuāng · blank space

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 开天窗/開天窗 · kāi​tiān​chuāng · to open a skylight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开天窗 / 開天窗

    kāi​tiān​chuāng

    to open a skylight

    To open up a window in a roof or ceiling.

    开, 天窗

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 天窗 (literal) → 天窗 · tiān​chuāng · skylight

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 开天窗/開天窗 · kāi​tiān​chuāng · syphilitic nose erosion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开天窗 / 開天窗

    kāi​tiān​chuāng

    syphilitic nose erosion

    (Slang) Erosion or festering of the nose caused by a syphilitic infection.

    开, 天窗

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 天窗 (literal) → 天窗 · tiān​chuāng · skylight

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense