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空手而归
空手而歸
kōngshǒuérguī
1. to return empty-handed
2. to fail to win anything

Character Breakdown

空
kōng
hollow, empty, deserted, bare
HSK 3 8 丶
手
shǒu
hand
HSK 2 4 丶
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3 6 丶
归
guī
to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
HSK 5 5 丶

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