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泡影
pàoyǐng
1. lit. soap bubble
2. pie in the sky
3. nothing
Uncommon • Top 38%

Character Breakdown

泡
pào
bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up
HSK 6 8 丶
影
yǐng
shadow; image, reflection; photograph
HSK 1 15 丶

Compound Words (3)

化为泡影
huàwéipàoyǐng
lit. to turn into soap bubbles
梦幻泡影
mènghuànpàoyǐng
lit. dreams and visions in a bubble (idiom); fig. the illusory nature of the world in Buddhism
终成泡影
zhōngchéngpàoyǐng
finally a soap bubble (idiom); grandiose plans that end up with nothing

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
31,617 of 84,292