人去楼空 (rén qù lóu kōng) — the person has left and the place is empty — a poignant scene recalling someone absent
Definition
A chengyu meaning the people are gone and the place is empty — used to evoke nostalgia or grief at revisiting a once-familiar place now abandoned by those who mattered.
idiom
the person has left and the place is empty — a poignant scene recalling someone absent
Examples
- ，人去楼空，。Duō nián hòu huí dào mǔ xiào, rén qù lóu kōng, bù jīn ràng rén gǎn kǎi.Returning to my alma mater after many years, the place was empty and the people gone, making me sigh with emotion.
- ，，。Tā chū guó hòu, jiā lǐ rén qù lóu kōng, mǔ qīn cháng cháng dú zì luò lèi.After he went abroad, the house felt empty without him, and his mother often cried alone.
- 人去楼空，。Zhè zhāng lǎo zhào piàn ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ rén qù lóu kōng de wǎng shì, xīn lǐ shí fēn nán guò.This old photo reminds me of the past when people were gone and the place was empty, making me very sad.
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