扑空

Traditional form:

撲空

Pinyin (reading):

pūkōng

Definitions:

• lit. to rush at thin air
• fig. to miss one's aim
• to have nothing to show for one's troubles

Characters:

• 扑 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 空 - hollow, empty, deserted, bare

Traditional characters:

• 撲 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 空 - hollow, empty, deserted, bare