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空軍

简空军 · 繁空軍

Mandarin · pinyin kōng jūn

air force
(slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip); to get skunked

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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
軍: Look up this written character
军: jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops

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1–1 · kong1 jun1

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hung1 gwan1

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noun

air force

verb

(fishing cant) to return from a fishing trip empty-handed; to get skunked

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