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化为乌有

huà wéi wū yǒu

4-character word Traditional 化為烏有

What 化为乌有 means

1. idiomto go up in smoke; to vanish

The characters in 化为乌有

• 化huàto make into; to change into; -ization
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 乌wūcrow; black
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意

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