妙手空空

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish)

   • tāshìyīgèmiàoshǒukōngkōng.

     他是一个妙手空空。🔊

     He is a skilled pickpocket.

2. 貳形adjective

   empty-handed

   • tāmiàoshǒukōngkōng,shénmedōuméidài.

     他妙手空空，什么都没带。🔊

     He arrived empty-handed, bringing nothing with him.

3. 參形adjective

   having nothing

   • tāmiàoshǒukōngkōng,shénmedōuméiyǒu.

     他妙手空空，什么都没有。🔊

     He has nothing to his name, empty-handed in every way.