pào​yǐng

mirage

泡影 pào​yǐng
mirage
bubble and shadow; a metaphor for the impermanence and illusory nature of all things, as used in Buddhist scripture
nothing
hope or plan that has vanished or failed to materialize; often used in the phrase 成为泡影 chéng​wéi​pào​yǐng to come to nothing or fizzle out

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0.890 per million appears in 0% of films
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0.839 per million

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