两手空空

hold the bag

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hold the bag

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liang3 shou3 kong1 kong1

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

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两手空空

liǎng shǒu kōng kōng

be left with nothing whatsoever; (come back) empty-handed; Nothing is gained.

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兩手空空|两手空空 [liǎng shǒu kōng kōng] ► empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything