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化為烏有

简化为乌有 · 繁化為烏有

Mandarin · pinyin huà wéi wū yǒu

(idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish

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化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark

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4–2–1–3 · hua4 wei2 wu1 you3

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(idiomatic) to vanish; to come to nothing

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