終成泡影

简 终成泡影 · 繁 終成泡影
Mandarin · pinyin zhōng chéng pào yǐng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to come to nothing
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終
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成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
泡
pào · bubbles, suds; blister; soak
影
yǐng · shadow; image, reflection; photograph
终
zhōng · end; finally, in the end
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1–2–4–3 · zhong1 cheng2 pao4 ying3

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zung1 sing4 paau3 jing2

Cantonese word readings for 終成泡影. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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