空手套白狼

kōng shǒu tào bái láng

Dictionary entry

(coll.) to make big gains without putting in effort or resources

What does 空手套白狼 mean?

空手套白狼 (kōng shǒu tào bái láng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(coll.) to make big gains without putting in effort or resources

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空kōngempty · air 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 套tàoto cover · to encase 白Báisurname Bai · Bai ethnic group 狼lángwolf · CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

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空手套白狼

kōng shǒu tào bái láng

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