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万念俱灰

wàn niàn jù huīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
every hope turns to dust (idiom) / completely disheartened
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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.

Source record: cd-8098613290f10357. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

萬念俱灰 万念俱灰 [wan4 nian4 ju4 hui1] /every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened/

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Other forms in these source records: 萬念俱灰

  • 万
    mò

    used in 万俟[Mò qí]

    wàn

    ten thousand / a great number

    Wàn

    surname Wan

  • 念
    niàn

    variant of 念[niàn], to read aloud / to read / to study (a subject) / to attend (a school) / to read aloud / to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dùn]) / to miss (sb) / idea / remembrance / twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[niàn])

  • 俱
    jù

    (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike

  • 灰
    huī

    ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged / dejected

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.