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Home / Idiom / 赤手空拳

(idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)

赤手空拳
chì shǒu kōng quán
ch+ì·4th tonesh+ǒu·3rd tonek+ōng·1st toneq+üán·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless手无寸铁shǒu wú cùn tiěsmall and weak; puny · the small and weak; children; women and children弱小ruò xiǎoempty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything两手空空liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
Antonyms
lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom) · fig. a well-trained and powerful army兵强马壮bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàngstrong armor and sharp weapons坚甲利兵jiān jiǎ lì bīng