终成泡影 — “All efforts come to nothing”
终成泡影 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “All efforts come to nothing”. End up in smoke; prove futile; ultimately turn into an illusion. Literally, “ultimately become a bubble”.
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终成泡影 Pronunciation and Pinyin
终成泡影 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 终成泡影
他多年来的努力，由于缺乏实际行动，最终终成泡影
His many years of effort, due to a lack of practical action, ultimately came to nothing.
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Synonyms of 终成泡影
Antonyms of 终成泡影
More idioms starting with 终
- zhōng终qí其tiān天nián年live out one's natural lifespan
- zhōng终yǎng养tiān天nián年live out one's natural lifespan
- zhōng终nán南jié捷jìng径A shortcut to success or high office
- zhōng终tiān天zhī之sī思lifelong regret or sorrow
- zhōng终tiān天zhī之hèn恨lifelong regret
- zhōng终tiān天zhī之mù慕lifelong yearning and remembrance
- zhōng终tiān天zhī之qī戚lifelong sorrow or regret
- zhōng终tiān天bào抱hèn恨harbor lifelong regret
- zhōng终shǐ始bù不yú渝constant from beginning to end
- zhōng终shǐ始rú如yī一consistent from beginning to end
- zhōng终shǐ始fú弗yú渝unchanging from beginning to end
- zhōng终shǐ始ruò若yī一consistent from beginning to end
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Open the tool →Questions about 终成泡影
What does 终成泡影 mean?
终成泡影 (zhōng chéng pào yǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “All efforts come to nothing”.
How do you pronounce 终成泡影?
终成泡影 is pronounced zhōng chéng pào yǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 终成泡影 literally mean?
Literally, 终成泡影 means “ultimately become a bubble”. It is used to mean “All efforts come to nothing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 终成泡影?
结果一场空，一无所有。