kōng shǒu tào bái lángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) to make big gains without putting in effort or resources
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Original source entry:

空手套白狼 空手套白狼 [kong1 shou3 tao4 bai2 lang2] /(coll.) to make big gains without putting in effort or resources/

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空手套白狼
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