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Jyutping paau3 jing2
Pinyin pào yǐng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一​啲​虛幻​、​會​消失​嘅​嘢​;​出自​佛家​嘅​金​剛​經​:​「​一切​有​為​法​,​如夢幻​泡影​」​,​意思​即​係​塵世​間​嘅​所有​嘢​,​都​係​好​短​暫​嘅
    fleeting, short-lived things; literally "froth and shadows"
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)

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Jyutping paau1 jing2
Pinyin pào yǐng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. froth and shadows
  2. fig. illusion
  3. mirage
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    visionary hope; plan; scheme; bubble
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    汤姆为了开一家服装店所花费的努力已经成为了泡影。
    湯姆為了開一家服裝店所花費的努力已經成為了泡影。
    tāng mǔ wèi le kāi yī jiā fú zhuāng diàn suǒ huā fèi de nǔ lì yǐ jīng chéng wéi le pào yǐng 。
    • Tom's efforts to open a clothing store went up in smoke.