lok6 tok3落魄

Jyutpinglok6 tok3
Yalelohk tok
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Definition

Down and out, impoverished, or in decline; also unrestrained or unconventional.

  1. down and out; poverty-stricken; in a state of decline or ruin
  2. literaryunrestrained; unconventional; free and easy

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