tà​kōng

to miss one's step

  • created reference approved 踏空 → 踩空 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    踏空 tà​kōng

    踩空 cǎi​kōng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 踏空 → 套牢 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    踏空 tà​kōng

    套牢 tào​láo

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 踏空 · tà​kōng · to miss one's step — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    踏空

    tà​kōng

    to miss one's step

    to miss one's footing; to step into thin air

    踏, 空

    踏 (literal) → 踏 · tà · to step on 空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · empty

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 踏空 · tà​kōng · to miss a bull market — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    踏空

    tà​kōng

    to miss a bull market

    (of an investor) to fail to buy into a market before prices rise; to be left out of a rally

    踏 (literal) → 踏 · tà · to step on 空 (literal) → 空 · kōng · in vain

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

    created sense