人去楼空 |
rén qù lóu kōng |
lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom) / fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted |
人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
去 |
qù |
to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) |
楼 |
Lóu |
surname Lou |
楼 |
lóu |
house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL:层,座,栋 |
空 |
kōng |
empty / air / sky / in vain |
空 |
kòng |
to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time |