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赤手空拳
Mandarin · pinyin chì shǒu kōng quán
Meanings
- (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
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4–3–1–2 · chi4 shou3 kong1 quan2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4
Cantonese word readings for 赤手空拳. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) bare-handed and unarmed
- (by extension) without any reliance; without anything to rely on
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