Chinese

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to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
trad. (落地)
simp. #(落地)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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落⫽地 (verb-object)

  1. to fall to the ground
    落地落地  ―  luòdìdēng  ―  floor lamp
    心裡石頭 [MSC, trad.]
    心里石头 [MSC, simp.]
    Xīnlǐ yī kuài shítou luò le . [Pinyin]
    That's a load off my mind. (lit. "a stone in my heart fell to the ground")
  2. (of an airplane) to land
    落地簽證落地签证  ―  luòdì qiānzhèng  ―  visa granted on arrival; landing visa
  3. (figurative) to be born
  4. (figurative) to implement; to put into effect; to carry out
  5. (Eastern Min, without consonant assimilation, of a fire) to be put out
  6. (Cantonese, mahjong, of a player's tiles) to be revealed by being turned face up

Synonyms

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  • 出世 (chūshì) (literary or dialectal)
  • 出生 (chūshēng)
  • 生人 (shēngrén) (of a person)
  • 誕生诞生 (dànshēng) (of a person)
  • 降世 (jiàngshì) (especially of an important figure)
  • 降生 (jiàngshēng) (especially of an important figure)
  • (to implement):

Derived terms

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Adverb

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落地

  1. (Eastern Min, with consonant assimilation) originally