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Mandarin · pinyin kōng tóu

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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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1–2 · kong1 tou2

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adj

nominal; phony

noun

(stock exchange) bear, shorts
(Hokkien) thing; matter; affair (bad)
(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) illicit affair (of a couple)

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