寶山空回

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Chinese

a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious mountain; hill
emptied; leisure; air
emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
 
to circle; to go back; to turn around
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam
 
trad. (寶山空回)
simp. (宝山空回)
Literally: “return empty-handed from a mountain of treasure”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 寶山空回

  1. to fail to benefit from a visit to a great master, a center of learning, etc.