希望落空

Traditional form:

希望落空

Pinyin (reading):

xīwàngluòkōng

Definitions:

• hopes are dashed

Characters:

• 希 - rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect
• 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to
• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
• 空 - hollow, empty, deserted, bare

Traditional characters:

• 希 - rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect
• 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to
• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
• 空 - hollow, empty, deserted, bare