凿空 in English zao2 kong1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to open an aperture
  • (extended meaning) to cut a way through
  • to open up a road

Simplified Characters

凿 空

Traditional Characters

鑿 空

Pinyin

zao2 kong1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

凿zao2chisel 空kong1empty