| 化为乌有 |
huà wéi wū yǒu |
(idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish |
| 化 |
huā |
variant of 花 |
| 化 |
huà |
to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化学 |
| 为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
| 乌 |
Wū |
abbr. for country names that begin with 乌: Ukraine 乌克兰, Uzbekistan 乌兹别克斯坦 etc / surname Wu |
| 乌 |
wū |
crow / black |
| 乌 |
wù |
used in 乌拉 / used in 乌拉草 |
| 乌有 |
wū yǒu |
(literary) not to exist; nonexistent; illusory |
| 有 |
yǒu |
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |