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水泡に帰す

Reading

Kana: すいほうにきす
Romaji: suihounikisu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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to come to nothing

Kanji

水
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
泡
Readings: ホウ、 あわ
Meanings: bubbles, foam, suds, froth
帰
Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)の努力(どりょく)は水泡(すいほう)に帰(かえ)した。
➥Nothing has resulted from his efforts.
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彼女(かのじょ)のすべての努力(どりょく)は水泡(すいほう)に帰(かえ)した。
➥All her efforts culminated in failure.
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キング牧師(ぼくし)が献身的(けんしんてき)に力(ちから)を尽(つ)くしたものすべてが水泡(すいほう)に帰(かえ)したかのように思(おも)われた。
➥Everything Rev. Martin Luther King had worked so hard for seemed lost.
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私(わたし)たちの努力(どりょく)は水泡(すいほう)に帰(かえ)した。
➥Nothing has resulted from our efforts.
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彼(かれ)のミスがその計画(けいかく)を水泡(すいほう)に帰(かえ)した。
➥His error brought the project to nothing.
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