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化為烏有

化為烏有

See also: 化为乌有

Chinese

		to change into; to become	nothing; naught
trad. (化為烏有)		化為	烏有
simp. (化为乌有)		化为	乌有

Verb

化為烏有

to vanish; to come to nothing

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huàwéi wūyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faa³ wai⁴ wu¹ jau⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huàwéi wūyǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄧㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahwei uyeou
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠⁵¹ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ u⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faa³ wai⁴ wu¹ jau⁵
  - Yale: fa wàih wū yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faa³ wai⁴ wu¹ jau⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /fɑː³³ wɐi̯²¹ wuː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/