化为乌有
Traditional: 化為烏有Dictionary entry
(idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish
What does 化为乌有 mean?
化为乌有 (huà wéi wū yǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish
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化huāvariant of 花[hua1]为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as乌Wūabbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wu1]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wu1 zi1 bie2 ke4 si1 tan3] etc · surname Wu有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
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