kōng​kōng​rú​yě

absolutely empty

Senses

空空如也 kōng​kōng​rú​yě absolutely empty

completely empty; having nothing at all (often describing a physical space, pocket, or vessel)

空空如也 kōng​kōng​rú​yě sincere and humble

(literary) to be sincere, humble, and open-minded; describes a mind free of preconceptions, as famously used in the Analects to describe a person asking a question

空空如也 kōng​kōng​rú​yě vacuous

hollow or devoid of content; used to describe arguments, speeches, or a person's head

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