两手空空 (liǎng shǒu kōng kōng) — to come away empty-handed; to have nothing to show for one's efforts

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• 他在面试了五次之后，仍然是两手空空。
  Tā zài miàn shì le wǔ cì zhī hòu, réng rán shì liǎng shǒu kōng kōng.
  After five interviews, he still came away empty-handed.
• 这次投资失败，他最后两手空空地离开了公司。
  Zhè cì tóu zī shī bài, tā zuì hòu liǎng shǒu kōng kōng dì lí kāi le gōng sī.
  After this investment failure, he left the company empty-handed in the end.
• 去了一趟古董市场，他依然两手空空，什么也没买到。
  Qù le yí tàng gǔ dǒng shì chǎng, tā yī rán liǎng shǒu kōng kōng, shén me yě méi mǎi dào.
  After a trip to the antique market, he was still empty-handed, having bought nothing.