撲空
simp扑空pok3 hung1pū kōng
English
- lit. to rush at thin air
- fig. to miss one's aim
- to have nothing to show for one's troubles
- to fail to get or achieve what one wants; to leave empty-handed
粵語 — Cantonese
- 專登去做一樣嘢,但係得唔到想要嘅效果
Examples
對唔住,佢有緊要事走咗嚹,要你專登嚟公司又撲空𠻹。
He had to leave due to an urgent matter. I'm sorry that you came all the way to the company but found him gone.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk