In vain

In vain

Doufu paoying is a Chinese idiom, pronounced "cuuf ú P à oy à ng", which means bubbles in water. It refers to things that are easy to disappear.

Idiom explanation

A bubble in water; a metaphor for something that disappears easily.

Idioms and allusions

[source] in the story of flying pills, farewell in spring, written by Zhang Jing of Ming Dynasty: "listen to me: I sigh that the world is like a bubble, and I laugh at the prosperity in front of me. May it be constant?"

Discrimination of words

Grammar: used as an object; refers to things that are easy to disappear.