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妙手空空

Mandarin · pinyin miào shǒu kōng kōng

petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish)
empty-handed
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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miu6 sau2 hung1 hung1

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