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：2026/01/05
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
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 ）
Quizzes for review
(idiomatic) coming to nothing / (idiomatic) something that is short-lived / bubble on the surface of water
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水の泡
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All his plans came to nothing.
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彼の計画はすべて水の泡になった。
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