空手而归
kōng​shǒu'ér​guī

to return empty-handed

  • created sense approved 空手而归/空手而歸 · kōng​shǒu'ér​guī · to return empty-handed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    空手而归 / 空手而歸

    kōng​shǒu'ér​guī

    to return empty-handed

    To return from a trip or an endeavor with nothing gained; to fail to win or obtain anything.

    空手 (literal) → 空手 · kōng​shǒu · empty-handed; unarmed 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return

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

    created sense