"空空如也" meaning in Chinese

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    {
      "english": "The Master said, \"Am I indeed possessed of knowledge? I am not knowing. But if a mean person, who appears quite empty-like, ask anything of me, I set it forth from one end to the other, and exhaust it.\"",
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      "roman": "Zǐyuē: “Wú yǒu zhī hū zāi? Wúzhī yě. Yǒu bǐfū wèn yú wǒ, kōngkōng rú yě, wǒ kòu qí liǎngduān ér jié yān.”",
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      ],
      "text": "子曰：「吾有知乎哉？無知也。有鄙夫問於我，空空如也，我叩其兩端而竭焉。」",
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      "english": "The Master said, \"Am I indeed possessed of knowledge? I am not knowing. But if a mean person, who appears quite empty-like, ask anything of me, I set it forth from one end to the other, and exhaust it.\"",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "子曰：「吾有知乎哉？无知也。有鄙夫问于我，空空如也，我叩其两端而竭焉。」",
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  "etymology_text": "From the Analects, Book 9 (《論語·子罕》):\n:\nOriginally, reduplication of 空 with particles was native to Classical Chinese grammar. In vernacular or modern Chinese, the chengyu with its air of classicality is often used for humorous effects.",
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          "english": "When he teaches, the classroom is often empty.",
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          "text": "他講課的時候，教室經常空空如也。",
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        "empty; vacuous; having nothing"
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      "zh-pron": "kōngkōngrúyě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄝˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ hung¹ jyu⁴ jaa⁵"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kōngkōngrúyě"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kongkongrúyě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻung¹-kʻung¹-ju²-yeh³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kūng-kūng-rú-yě"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kongkongruyee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "кункунжуе"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kunkunžuje"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "hūng hūng yùh yáh"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ hung¹ jy⁴ jaa⁵"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ hung¹ yu⁴ ya⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jaː¹³/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jaː¹³/"
    }
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  "word": "空空如也"
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    {
      "english": "The Master said, \"Am I indeed possessed of knowledge? I am not knowing. But if a mean person, who appears quite empty-like, ask anything of me, I set it forth from one end to the other, and exhaust it.\"",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Classical Chinese",
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "子曰：「吾有知乎哉？無知也。有鄙夫問於我，空空如也，我叩其兩端而竭焉。」",
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        "Classical Chinese",
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      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "text": "子曰：「吾有知乎哉？无知也。有鄙夫问于我，空空如也，我叩其两端而竭焉。」",
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄝˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "hung¹ hung¹ jyu⁴ jaa⁵"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "kongkongrúyě"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "kʻung¹-kʻung¹-ju²-yeh³"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kūng-kūng-rú-yě"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "kongkongruyee"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "кункунжуе"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kunkunžuje"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "hūng hūng yùh yáh"
    },
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ hung¹ jy⁴ jaa⁵"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ hung¹ yu⁴ ya⁵"
    },
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      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jaː¹³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jaː¹³/"
    }
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  "word": "空空如也"
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