如入寶山空手回
rú​rù​bǎo​shān​kōng​shǒu​huí

to come back empty-handed

  • created sense approved 如入宝山空手回/如入寶山空手回 · rú​rù​bǎo​shān​kōng​shǒu​huí · to come back empty-handed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如入宝山空手回 / 如入寶山空手回

    rú​rù​bǎo​shān​kōng​shǒu​huí

    to come back empty-handed

    Literally "like entering a mountain of treasures and returning with empty hands"; describes failing to gain anything from a great opportunity or a sure-fire venture.

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 宝山 (literal) → 宝山/寶山 · bǎo​shān · mountain of treasures 空手 (literal) → 空手 · kōng​shǒu · empty-handed; unarmed 回 (literal) → 回 · huí · to return

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense