两手空空

Traditional: 兩手空空

liǎng shǒu kōng kōng

Dictionary entry

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

What does 两手空空 mean?

两手空空 (liǎng shǒu kōng kōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything

Character breakdown

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两liǎngtwo · both 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 空kōngempty · air

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两手空空

liǎng shǒu kōng kōng

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