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(*ㄎㄨㄥˋ [kong4] ).
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天空 the sky, firmament;
晴空萬里 the vast clear sky;
碧空 (poet.) blue sky;
空際 in the sky;
航空 aviation, air navigation;
真空 (phys.) vacuum;
太空 outer space.
(2) (Budd.) emptiness, void of the world of senses: 空即是色，色即是空 the void is the world of senses, (reality is unreal) and vice versa;
四大皆空 all space-directions are void.
(3) (*[kong4]) A cleft, fissure, a blank, unoccupied space or time: 有空就來 will come when I find free time;
沒空 have no time;
空格，空額 [kong1ge2], [kong1e2]↓;
空閒 leisure.
空著肚子 on an empty stomach;
*([kong4]) 空著頭 hang upside down (with head hanging down).
空話，空論 empty talk: 空落落的 quite empty, bare;
空空洞洞 having nothing substantial (in speech, letter), bare (room);
空口說 empty talk, just a verbal statement;
一場空夢 a vain dream;
空函 envelope without letter;
空架子 a hollow front, airs without substance;
空谷足音 sound of footsteps in a deserted valley － rare, welcome appearance;
空無所有 quite bare;
空手，空頭，空兒 [kong1shou3], [kong1tou2], [kong1er0];
一切落空 a complete failure;
一切成空 all is vanished like a dream.
(2) (Budd.) void, unreal, see N. 2↑.
(3) (*[kong4]) Deficient, vacant: 空房 vacant room;
空地 vacant ground;
空乏 short of (money, necessities);
虧空 financial loss.
空等著 wait in vain;
空想 [kong1xiang3]↓.
2.空腸 [kong1chang2], n. (physiol.) jejunum, part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum.
3.空前 [kong1qian2], adj., unprecedented.
4.空氣 [kong1qi4], n., (1) the air; (2) atmosphere (social, artistic, political); 新空氣 new atmosphere; 新鮮空氣 fresh air; 放空氣 leak out information on purpose to test reaction, trial balloon.
5.空缺 *[kong4qUe4], n., (1) vacancy; (2) scarcity (of food, water, etc.).
6.空群 [kong1qUn2], phr., 空群之選 (LL) the pick of the best.
7.空檔 *[kong4dang3] ([kong4dang4]), n., (1) blank on schedule; (2) neutral gear; (3) a flaw for attack.
8.空肚兒 *[kong4du4er0] ([kong4du3er0]), adv., on an empty stomach.
9.空洞 [kong1dong4], adj., without real substance, see [kong1kong1]↓.
10.空額 *[kong4e2], n., vacancy.
11.空泛 [kong1fan4], adj., (of speech, statement) containing only generalities, not specific.
12.空乏 *[kong4fa2], n. & adj., short-age, scarce, -ity.
13.空格 *[kong4ge2], n., a blank space.
14.空幻 [kong1huan4], adj. & n., insubstantial, unreal (dream), unrealistic, impractical, utopian (theory).
15.空戰 [kong1zhan4], n., air fight.
16.空間 [kong1jian1], n., (1) empty space, space as a concept (cf. 時間 time); (2) the sky.
17.空集 [kong1ji2], n., (math.) empty, null set.
18.空中 [kong1zhong1]1, n., the sky: 空中小姐 air hostess; 空中堡壘 sky fortress; 空中樓閣 a mirage; castles in the air.
19.空鐘 [kong1zhong1]2, n., a wooden toy making a whirring noise when suspended and spun by a thread.
20.空竹 [kong1zhu2], n., see [kong1zhong1]2 ↑.
21.空軍 [kong1jUn1], n., the air force.
22.空曠 [kong1kuang4], adj., (of land) open, wide, spacious.
23.空匱 [kong1kui4], adj. & n., scarce, -ity, poor.
24.空空 [kong1kong1], adj., all empty, void: 空空如也 (AC) all empty; 空空洞洞 with nothing in it; 空空兒的 empty-handed, (to visit) without bringing presents.
25.空闊 [kong1kuo4], adj., open and spacious.
26.空兒 *[kong4er0], n., (1) free time: 得空兒就來 will come when I have time; opening, chance; (2) ([kong1er0]) a name without substance, a hollow undertaking; 空兒事 s. t. good for show only.
27.空靈 [kong1ling2], adj., (of art, room decoration) not overstuffed, sparse, light and free, appealing by quiet restraint.
28.空門 [kong1men2], n., Buddhism: 遁入空門 take the monastic vow.
29.空濛 [kong1meng2], adj., in fine drizzle.
30.空明 [kong1ming2], adj., (LL) bright and effulgent (as in moonlight).
31.空盤 [kong1pan2], n., buying or selling short: 做空盤 buy stocks on margin, see also [kong1tou2]↓.
32.空身（兒） [kong1shen1] ([er0]), adj., without luggage, unarmed; 空身人（兒） ditto, also bachelor without family.
33.空想 [kong1xiang3], v.i. & n., (1) hope in vain; (2) fantasy, idle dream.
34.空閒 *[kong4xian2], n., free hour, leisure: 沒空閒 have no time (for s.t.).
35.空隙 *[kong4xi4], n., (1) a crevice, crack; (2) an opening for attack.
36.空心（兒） [kong1xin1], adj., hollow, tubular: 空心（大）老倌 (Shanghai dial.) stuffed shirt; 空心菜（＝蕹） water convolvulus, Ipomaea aquatica.
37.空襲 [kong1xi2], n., air raid.
38.空手兒 [kong1shou3] ([er0]), adv., (1) with bare hands, empty-handed: 空手成家 build up one's fortune from scratch; 空手兒歸 come back empty-handed; 空手道 karate; (2) without copy or model: 空手兒畫 original, free sketch.
39.空疏 [kong1shu1], adj., shallow, not profound.
40.空虛 [kong1xU1], adj., (1) hollow, empty; (2) 心空虛 scared (from being guilty), cf. 虛心 humble, open-minded.
41.空談 [kong1tan2], n., empty talk, idle talk, not followed by action.
42.空頭 [kong1tou2], adj. & n., (1) （生意） buy or sell stock on margin (also 買空賣空); 空頭人情 empty (costless) show of sympathy; (2) (*[kong4]) 空頭支票 bounced check.
43.空桶子 [kong1tong3zi0], n., an empty barrel － (fig.) of hollow front.
44.空子 *[kong4zi0], n., (1) a free time for doing s.t.; (2) an opening, opportunity; (3) (coll.) deficit, debts.
45.空文 [kong1wen2], n., laws and statutes that exist on paper only: 一紙空文 a scrap of paper.
46.空運 [kong1yUn4], n., air transportation.