万念俱灰 — Chinese idiom
万念俱灰
wàn niàn jù huī
Traditional: 萬念俱灰
Meaning
- every hope turns to dust ; completely disheartened
Character by character
- 万wànten thousand; innumerable
- 念niànto think of, to recall; to study
- 俱jùall, together; accompany
- 灰huīashes; dust; lime, mortar
Idioms sharing a character
- 一本万利 yī běn wàn lì
- 以一驭万 yǐ yī yù wàn
- 以防万一 yǐ fáng wàn yī
- 光芒万丈 guāng máng wàn zhàng
- 千刀万剐 qiān dāo wàn guǎ
- 千千万万 qiān qiān wàn wàn
- 千家万户 qiān jiā wàn hù
- 千差万别 qiān chā wàn bié
- 千恩万谢 qiān ēn wàn xiè
- 千真万确 qiān zhēn wàn què
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