Source Word
水の泡
Hiragana
みずのあわ
Noun
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
水面にできる泡 / 努力や成果などが無駄になってしまうことのたとえ / はかなく消えやすい物事のたとえ
Easy Japanese Meaning
すぐにきえてしまうこと。または、がんばりがむだになること。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
化为泡影 / 转瞬即逝的事物 / 水面的气泡
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
化為泡影 / 短暫易逝的事物 / 水面上的氣泡
Korean Meaning
헛일, 허사로 끝남 / 잠깐뿐인 덧없는 것 / 물 위에 생기는 거품
Indonesian
berakhir sia-sia / tak bertahan lama / gelembung di permukaan air
Vietnamese Meaning
công cốc; đổ sông đổ biển / phù du; chóng tàn / bọt nước
Tagalog Meaning
kawalang saysay / panandaliang bagay / bula sa tubig
Sense(1)
(idiomatic) coming to nothing
Sense(2)
(idiomatic) something that is short-lived
Sense(3)
bubble on the surface of water
( canonical )
( romanization )
( hiragana )