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两手空空

empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything

Characters and words in 两手空空

liǎng = li + ang3
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
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one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise
shǒu = sh + ou3
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
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kōng = ku + (e)ng1
empty / air / sky / in vain
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kòng = ku + (e)ng4
to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time
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empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile)
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