兩手揈揈 (loeng5 sau2 fing6 fing6 | liang3 shou3 hong1 hong1) : to be empty-handed; to go somewhere (like a party etc.) empty-handed

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兩手揈揈

loeng5 sau2 fing6 fing6

liang3 shou3 hong1 hong1

[Var.] [粵]兩梳蕉；[國]兩串蕉；兩手空空

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

兩手揈揈

This word has been viewed 1668 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 6th Feb 2010 01:12 and last edited on 2nd Nov 2013 18:39

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兩 loeng5 loeng2 - two; pair
手 sau2 - hand
揈 fang4 fing6 - to beat; to swing
揈 fang4 fing6 - to beat; to swing

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