泡影

Chinese

		to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen	picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow
simp. and trad. (泡影)		泡	影

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pàoyǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paau³ jing², paau¹ jing²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phàu-éng / phàu-iáⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pàoyǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pàoyǐng
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao⁴-ying³
    • Yale: pàu-yǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawyiing
    • Palladius: паоин (paoin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paau³ jing², paau¹ jing²
    • Yale: paau yíng, pāau yíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paau³ jing², paau¹ jing²
    • Guangdong Romanization: pao³ ying², pao¹ ying²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːu̯³³ jɪŋ³⁵/, /pʰaːu̯⁵⁵ jɪŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phàu-éng
    • Tâi-lô: phàu-íng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phao'eang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ iɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ iɪŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰau²¹⁻⁵³ iɪŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phàu-iáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: phàu-iánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phao'viar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ iã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ iã⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

泡影

1. visionary hope; plan; scheme; bubble

Derived terms

• 化為泡影／化为泡影 (huàwéi pàoyǐng)
• 夢幻泡影／梦幻泡影