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兩手空空

简 两手空空 · 繁 兩手空空
Mandarin · pinyin liǎng shǒu kōng kōng

Meanings

  1. empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
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Characters in this entry

兩
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
手
shǒu · hand
空
kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
两
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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3–3–1–1 · liang3 shou3 kong1 kong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

loeng5 sau2 hung1 hung1

Cantonese word readings for 兩手空空. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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loeng5 sau2 hung1 hung1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be emptyhanded; to be left with nothing; not receiving anything

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