化为乌有 (huā) — to vanish into thin air; to come to nothing

Definição

Literary idiom meaning something disappears completely or a plan/result fails entirely. Stronger than just “gone” — implies a total loss of hopes, effort, or property.

idiom
to vanish into thin airto come to nothing

Exemplos

  • 化为乌有
    Tā de mèng xiǎng quán bù huā le.
    All his dreams have vanished into thin air.
  • 化为乌有
    Wǒ men de nǔ lì bù néng huā.
    Our efforts must not come to nothing.
  • 化为乌有
    Nà bǐ tóu zī zuì zhōng huā.
    That investment eventually came to nothing.

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