万念俱灰
wàn niàn jù huī
Pinyin

Definition

万念俱灰
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wàn niàn jù huī
  1. every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

俱乐部
jù lè bù
  1. 1 club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
念
niàn
  1. 1 variant of 念[niàn], to read aloud
思念
sī niàn
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to long for
  3. 3 to miss
想念
xiǎng niàn
  1. 1 to miss
  2. 2 to remember with longing
  3. 3 to long to see again
怀念
huái niàn
  1. 1 to cherish the memory of
  2. 2 to think of
  3. 3 reminisce
灰
huī
  1. 1 ash
  2. 2 dust
  3. 3 lime
  4. 4 gray
  5. 5 discouraged
  6. 6 dejected
纪念
jì niàn
  1. 1 to commemorate
  2. 2 to remember
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
信念
xìn niàn
  1. 1 faith
  2. 2 belief
  3. 3 conviction
俱
jù
  1. 1 entirely
  2. 2 without exception
  3. 3 (literary) to be together
  4. 4 to be alike
心灰意冷
xīn huī yì lěng
  1. 1 discouraged
  2. 2 downhearted
念佛
niàn fó
  1. 1 to pray to Buddha
  2. 2 to chant the names of Buddha
念叨
niàn dao
  1. 1 to talk about often
  2. 2 to reminisce about
  3. 3 to keep repeating
  4. 4 to keep harping on
  5. 5 to discuss
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
念书
niàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
念经
niàn jīng
  1. 1 to recite or chant Buddhist scripture
念旧
niàn jiù
  1. 1 to remember old friends
  2. 2 to cherish old friendships
  3. 3 for old time's sake
念头
niàn tou
  1. 1 thought
  2. 2 idea
  3. 3 intention
悼念
dào niàn
  1. 1 to grieve
惦念
diàn niàn
  1. 1 to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind
意念
yì niàn
  1. 1 idea
  2. 2 thought

Idioms (20)

不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
  1. 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
  1. 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
人琴俱亡
rén qín jù wàng
  1. 1 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
  2. 2 death of a close friend
两败俱伤
liǎng bài jù shāng
  1. 1 both sides suffer (idiom)
  2. 2 neither side wins
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
  1. 1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
心胆俱裂
xīn dǎn jù liè
  1. 1 to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)
念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
  1. 1 to keep in mind constantly (idiom)
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
  1. 1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
死灰复燃
sǐ huī fù rán
  1. 1 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
  2. 2 sth malevolent returns to haunt one
殊深轸念
shū shēn zhěn niàn
  1. 1 extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences
  2. 2 to feel deeply concerned
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
  1. 1 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
  2. 2 good and bad mingle
灰不溜丢
huī bu liū diū
  1. 1 gloomy and dull (idiom)
  2. 2 boring and gray
  3. 3 unpleasantly murky
灰头土脸
huī tóu tǔ liǎn
  1. 1 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
  2. 2 covered in dirt
  3. 3 dejected and depressed
灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
  1. 1 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be annihilated
  3. 3 to vanish in a puff of smoke
玉石俱焚
yù shí jù fén
  1. 1 to burn both jade and common stone
  2. 2 to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
百事俱废
bǎi shì jù fèi
  1. 1 to go to pot (idiom)
百废俱兴
bǎi fèi jù xīng
  1. 1 all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom)
  2. 2 work is now underway
与日俱进
yǔ rì jù jìn
  1. 1 every day sees new developments (idiom)
  2. 2 to make constant progress
万事俱备，只欠东风
wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
万念俱灰
wàn niàn jù huī
  1. 1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened

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