妙手空空

Mandarin · pinyin miào shǒu kōng kōng

Meanings

  1. petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish)
  2. empty-handed
  3. having nothing
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妙
miào · mysterious, subtle; exquisite
手
shǒu · hand
空
kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
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4–3–1–1 · miao4 shou3 kong1 kong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

miu6 sau2 hung1 hung1

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妙手空空 · miao4 shou3 kong1 kong1
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Exact source record妙手空空 妙手空空 [miao4 shou3 kong1 kong1] /petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish)/empty-handed/having nothing/