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泡影

pào yǐng

2-character word

What 泡影 means

1. (lit.) froth and shadows
2. (fig.) illusion; mirage

The characters in 泡影

• 泡pàobubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse
• 影yǐngpicture; image; film

Example sentences

• 汤姆为了开一家服装店所花费的努力已经成为了泡影。
  Tāngmǔ wèile kāi yījiā fúzhuāng diàn suǒ huāfèi de nǔlì yǐjīng chéngwéi le pàoyǐng.
  Tom's efforts to open a clothing store went up in smoke.

Words containing 泡影

• 化为泡影huà wéi pào yǐng(idiom) to come to nothing
• 梦幻泡影mèng huàn pào yǐng(Buddhism) illusion; pipe dream
• 终成泡影zhōng chéng pào yǐng(idiom) to come to nothing