十室九空

shíshìjiǔkōng
  1. (of a space) desolate after a war or disaster; deserted as people have died or fled
  2. desolate after a war or disaster; deserted as people have died or fled

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Entry Composition

1 十 shí
  1. ten
  2. 10
=2 室 Shì surname Shi
=2 室 shì
  1. room
  2. work unit
  3. grave
  4. scabbard
  5. family or clan
  6. one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
3 九 jiǔ
  1. nine
  2. 9
=4 空 kōng
  1. empty
  2. air
  3. sky
  4. in vain
=4 空 kòng
  1. to empty
  2. vacant
  3. unoccupied
  4. space
  5. leisure
  6. free time
=4 空 kǒng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 孔 (kǒng, “hole; cave; mouth”)
  2. alternative form of 孔 (kǒng, “hole; cave; mouth”)