一纸空文

Traditional form:

一紙空文

Pinyin (reading):

yīzhǐkōngwén

Definitions:

• a worthless piece of paper (idiom)

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 纸 - paper
• 空 - hollow, empty, deserted, bare
• 文 - culture, literature, writing

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 紙 - paper
• 空 - hollow, empty, deserted, bare
• 文 - culture, literature, writing