Usage of the character 落

lit. the boot hits the floor (idiom)
fig. a much-anticipated, impactful development has finally occurred (an allusion to a joke from the 1950s in which a young man would take off a boot and throw it onto the floor, waking the old man sleeping downstairs, who could then not get back to sleep until he had heard the second boot hit the floor)

luòsāihúzi

落腮胡子

[落腮鬍子]

variant of 絡腮鬍子／络腮胡子 (luòsāihúzi)

yīzìbùlà

一字不落

[一字不落]

see 一字不漏 (yīzìbùlòu)

luòdìshēnggēn

落地生根

[落地生根]

air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
to put down roots

Luòyèguīgēn

落叶归根

[落葉歸根]

Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚／张扬 ( Zhāng Yáng), starring 趙本山／赵本山 ( Zhào Běnshān)

zhòngjiànluòmǎ

中箭落马

[中箭落馬]

lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)

dàqǐdàluò

大起大落

[大起大落]

(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
volatile
significant ups and downs
roller coaster

zuòjiàngluòsǎn

坐降落伞

[坐降落傘]

to do a parachute jump

huāluòshéijiā

花落谁家

[花落誰家]

who will be the winner?

jiàngluòpǎodào

降落跑道

[降落跑道]

runway (at airport)

luòyèqiáomù

落叶乔木

[落葉喬木]

deciduous tree

luòluòguǎhé

落落寡合

[落落寡合]

aloof
standoffish
unsociable

xīwàngluòkōng

希望落空

[希望落空]

hopes are dashed

shuǐluòshíchū

水落石出

[水落石出]

lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
fig. the truth comes to light

jīngjìluòhòu

经济落后

[經濟落後]

economically backward

luòluòguǎhuān

落落寡欢

[落落寡歡]

melancholy
unhappy

qīshàngbāluò

七上八落

[七上八落]

see 七上八下 (qīshàngbāxià)

míngluò Sūn Shān

名落孙山

[名落孫山]

lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山／孙山 ( Sūn Shān) (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
fig. to fail an exam
to fall behind (in a competition)

luòyèzhíwù

落叶植物

[落葉植物]

deciduous plant
deciduous vegetation

guāshúdìluò

瓜熟蒂落

[瓜熟蒂落]

when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time

rìluòxīshān

日落西山

[日落西山]

the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
fig. time of decline
the end of an era
Sic transit gloria mundi

bìkēngluòjǐng

避坑落井

[避坑落井]

to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
out of the frying pan into the fire

jiàngluòdìdiǎn

降落地点

[降落地點]

landing site

luòjǐngxiàshí

落井下石

[落井下石]

to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
to hit a person when he's down

qīlíngbāluò

七零八落

[七零八落]

(idiom) everything broken and in disorder

luòluònánhé

落落难合

[落落難合]

a loner
someone who does not easily get along with others

Chén'āiluòdìng

尘埃落定

[塵埃落定]

"Red Poppies", novel by 阿來／阿来 ( Alái)

cēncīcuòluò

参差错落

[參差錯落]

uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
in a tangled mess

luòcǎowéikòu

落草为寇

[落草為寇]

to take to the woods to become an outlaw (idiom)

luòluòguǎjiāo

落落寡交

[落落寡交]

aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)

luòshuǐgǒushàng'àn

落水狗上岸

[落水狗上岸]

like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over

Zhíluò Bùlányǎ

直落布兰雅

[直落布蘭雅]

Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore

ānmóluòjiāguǒ

庵摩落迦果

[庵摩落迦果]

see 餘甘子／余甘子 (yúgānzǐ)

qiūfēngsǎoluòyè

秋风扫落叶

[秋風掃落葉]

lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep

tàiyángyǒngbùluò

太阳永不落

[太陽永不落]

(on which) the sun never sets

duǎnjùqǐluòfēijī

短距起落飞机

[短距起落飛機]

short takeoff and landing aircraft

chuízhíqǐluòfēijī

垂直起落飞机

[垂直起落飛機]

vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

fàngshèxìngluòxiàhuī

放射性落下灰

[放射性落下灰]

radioactive fallout

bùjiànguāncaibùluòlèi

不见棺材不落泪

[不見棺材不落淚]

lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

shùgāoqiānzhàng,luòyèguīgēn

树高千丈，落叶归根

[樹高千丈，落葉歸根]

see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根／树高千丈，叶落归根 (shùgāoqiānzhàng,yèluòguīgēn)

méntínglěngluò,ménkānluóquè

门庭冷落，门堪罗雀

[門庭冷落，門堪羅雀]

The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted

chuízhíhéduǎnjùqǐluòfēijī

垂直和短距起落飞机

[垂直和短距起落飛機]

vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft

tiānyàoluòyǔ,niángyàojiàrén

天要落雨，娘要嫁人

[天要落雨，娘要嫁人]

the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
fig. the natural order of things
something you can't go against

shùgāoqiānzhàng,yèluòguīgēn

树高千丈，叶落归根

[樹高千丈，葉落歸根]

fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
fig. everything has its ancestral home
in old age, an expatriate returns home

luòhuāyǒuyì,liúshuǐwúqíng

落花有意，流水无情

[落花有意，流水無情]

lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)

dāobùmóyàoshēngxiù,rénbùxuéyàoluòhòu

刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后

[刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後]

(idiom) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study

xūxīnshǐrénjìnbù,jiāo'àoshǐrénluòhòu

虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后

[虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後]

modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)