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泡影

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pào yǐng

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. froth and shadows
  2. 2. fig. illusion
  3. 3. mirage

Words Containing 泡影

化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng

to come to nothing (idiom)

梦幻泡影
mèng huàn pào yǐng

illusion (Buddhism)

终成泡影
zhōng chéng pào yǐng

to come to nothing (idiom)

Child Words of 泡影

泡
pāo

puffed; swollen; spongy

泡
pào

bubble; foam

影
yǐng

picture

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