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空無所有

简 空无所有 · 繁 空無所有
Mandarin · pinyin kōng wú suǒ yǒu

Meanings

  1. having nothing (idiom); utterly destitute
  2. without two sticks to rub together
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空
kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
無
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所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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1–2–3–3 · kong1 wu2 suo3 you3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hung1 mou4 so2 jau5

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空無所有 · kong1 wu2 suo3 you3
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 82,182
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Exact source record空無所有 空无所有 [kong1 wu2 suo3 you3] /having nothing (idiom); utterly destitute/without two sticks to rub together/