空手 (hung1 sau2 | kong1 shou3) : empty-handed

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空手

hung1 sau2

kong1 shou3

empty-handed

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

空手

This word has been viewed 3031 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

空 hung1 - empty; vacant; free time; sky; fruitless
手 sau2 - hand

1 compounds containing this word:

空手道 - karate

Showing 1 example containing 空手

園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

兇手 hung1 sau2 xiong1 shou3 = a murderer, killer, assassin

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Decimal representation of this word: 空手

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