化 为 泡 影

huà wéi pào yǐngdictionary entry

(idiom) to come to nothing

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

化為泡影化为泡影 [hua4 wei2 pao4 ying3] /(idiom) to come to nothing/

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Other forms in these source records: 化為泡影

化
huā
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huà
to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[huà xué]
为
wéi
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
wèi
because of / for / to
泡
pāo
puffed / swollen / spongy / small lake (esp. in place names) / classifier for urine or feces
pào
bubble / foam / blister / to soak / to steep / to infuse / to dawdle / to loiter / to pick up (a girl) / to get off with (a sexual partner) / classifier for occurrences of an action / classifier for number of infusions
影
yǐng
picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace

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