| 妙手空空 |
miào shǒu kōng kōng |
petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish) / empty-handed / having nothing |
| 妙 |
miào |
clever / wonderful |
| 妙 |
miào |
variant of 妙 |
| 妙手 |
miào shǒu |
miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 围棋 |
| 手 |
shǒu |
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:双,只 |
| 空 |
kōng |
empty / air / sky / in vain |
| 空 |
kòng |
to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time |
| 空空 |
kōng kōng |
empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile) |
| 空 |
kōng |
empty / air / sky / in vain |
| 空 |
kòng |
to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time |