every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
trad. 萬念俱灰
Also written 萬念俱灰【wàn niàn jù huī】
Characters in this word
4万
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used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
- Pinyin
- mò
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 1323 of 2500
念
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variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
- Pinyin
- niàn
- Traditional
- 唸
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3471 of 2500
俱
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(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception, (literary) to be together, (literary) to be alike
- Pinyin
- jù
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 9814 of 2500
灰
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ash, dust, lime, gray, discouraged; dejected
- Pinyin
- huī
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 8206 of 2500