"空空如也" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "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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      "expansion": "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。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nZǐyuē: “Wú yǒu zhī hū zāi? Wúzhī yě. Yǒu bǐfū wèn yú wǒ, kōngkōng rú yě, wǒ kòu qí liǎngduān ér jié yān.” [Pinyin]\nThe 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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  "etymology_text": "From the Analects, Book 9 (《論語·子罕》):\n:\n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。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nZǐyuē: “Wú yǒu zhī hū zāi? Wúzhī yě. Yǒu bǐfū wèn yú wǒ, kōngkōng rú yě, wǒ kòu qí liǎngduān ér jié yān.” [Pinyin]\nThe 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.\"\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": "他讲课的时候，教室经常空空如也。 [MSC, simp.]\nTā jiǎngkè de shíhòu, jiàoshì jīngcháng kōngkōngrúyě. [Pinyin]",
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        "empty; vacuous; having nothing"
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      "zh-pron": "kōngkōngrúyě"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄝˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "кункунжуе"
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      "zh-pron": "kunkunžuje"
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      "ipa": "/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jaː¹³/"
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        "1": "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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      "zh-pron": "hung¹ hung¹ jy⁴ jaa⁵"
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