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萬念俱灰

简万念俱灰 · 繁萬念俱灰

Mandarin · pinyin wàn niàn jù huī

every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened

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萬: Look up this written character
念: niàn · think of, recall, study
俱: jù · all, together; accompany
灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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4–4–4–1 · wan4 nian4 ju4 hui1

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maan6 nim6 keoi1 fui1

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(idiomatic) every hope turns to dust; completely disheartened

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