tāo​kōng

to exhaust

  • created sense approved 掏空 · tāo​kōng · to hollow out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掏空

    tāo​kōng

    to hollow out

    To dig out the contents of an object and make it hollow; to empty out completely.

    掏, 空

    掏 (literal) → 掏 · tāo · to scoop out 空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · empty

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 掏空 · tāo​kōng · to exhaust — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掏空

    tāo​kōng

    to exhaust

    To use up all available resources, such as savings, funds, or mental energy.

    掏, 空

    掏 (literal) → 掏 · tāo · to take out 空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · empty

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 掏空 · tāo​kōng · to tunnel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掏空

    tāo​kōng

    to tunnel

    (finance) To illegally divert or drain assets from a company for private gain; to strip assets.

    掏, 空

    掏 (literal) → 掏 · tāo · to take out 空 (literal) → 空 · kòng · deficit

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

    created sense