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come to naught; go down the drain; go up in smoke; pass into nothingness

huà wéi wū yǒu

化 为 乌 有

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slcome to naught; go down the drain; go up in smoke; pass into nothingness
- shǐ mǒu shì huà wéi wū yǒu
  使某事化为乌有
  cause something to vanish
- tā de cái fù huà wéi wū yǒu
  她的财富化为乌有。
  Her fortune was reduced to zero.
- wǒ men gàn le zhè me cháng shí jiān kě bù xiǎng kàn dào yī qiè dōu huà wéi wū yǒu
  我们干了这么长时间，可不想看到一切都化为乌有。
  We haven't worked this long just to see everything go up in smoke.
- jīng guò tuī xīn zhì fù de jiāo tán tā men zhī jiān de wù huì huà wéi wū yǒu
  经过推心置腹的交谈，他们之间的误会化为乌有。
  Their misunderstandings came to naught after a heart-to-heart talk.
synonym
dàng rán wú cún荡然无存 huī fēi yān miè灰飞烟灭 zǐ xū wū yǒu子虚乌有 huà wéi pào yǐng化为泡影 huáng liáng yī mèng黄粱一梦

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