空空如也

kōng kōng rú yě

Dictionary entry

as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft

What does 空空如也 mean?

空空如也 (kōng kōng rú yě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft

2to have nothing

3vacuous

4hollow

5empty (argument, head etc)

Character breakdown

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空kōngempty · air 如rúas · as if 也Yěsurname Ye

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How to pronounce 空空如也

空空如也

kōng kōng rú yě

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