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空手而歸

简空手而归 · 繁空手而歸

Mandarin · pinyin kōng shǒu ér guī

to return empty-handed
to fail to win anything

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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
手: shǒu · hand
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
歸: Look up this written character
归: guī · return; return to, revert to

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1–3–2–1 · kong1 shou3 er2 gui1

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hung1 sau2 ji4 gwai1

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