粵

寥liu4落lok6

liu4 lok6liáo luò

English

  1. sparse
  2. few and far between
  3. sparse; scattered; wane; deserted

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好稀疏;頹敗破爛、破落;冷清少人,唔熱鬧

Examples

  • 連年旱災令田園出現寥落嘅景象。

    After successive years of drought, the fields and gardens waned.

  • 清晨時分冇乜人,條街顯得好寥落。

    The street are deserted in the early morning.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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