妙手空空 miào shǒu kōng kōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish)
  2. empty-handed
  3. having nothing

CHARACTERS

妙 miào mysterious, subtle; exquisite
手 shǒu hand
空 kōng empty, hollow, bare, deserted
空 kōng empty, hollow, bare, deserted