created sense approved 空空如也 · kōngkōngrúyě · absolutely empty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
空空如也
kōngkōngrúyě
absolutely empty
completely empty; having nothing at all (often describing a physical space, pocket, or vessel)
空空 (reduplication) → 空 · kōng · empty 如 (bound) → 如 · rú · [state] 也 (bound) → 也 · yě · [classical particle]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 空空如也 · kōngkōngrúyě · sincere and humble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
空空如也
kōngkōngrúyě
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 (reduplication) → 空 · kōng · empty 如 (bound) → 如 · rú · [state] 也 (bound) → 也 · yě · [classical particle]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 空空如也 · kōngkōngrúyě · vacuous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
空空如也
kōngkōngrúyě
vacuous
hollow or devoid of content; used to describe arguments, speeches, or a person's head
空空 (reduplication) → 空 · kōng · empty 如 (bound) → 如 · rú · [state] 也 (bound) → 也 · yě · [classical particle]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition