万念俱灰

萬念俱灰

wànniànjùhuī

idiom #43,782

Meanings

1 utterly disheartened; all hope extinguished
2 to be in complete despair

Characters

ten thousand; all

thought; intention

Examples

连续失败让他万念俱灰。

Liánxù shībài ràng tā wànniàn jùhuī.

Repeated failures left him in utter despair.

得知这个消息，她万念俱灰。

Dézhī zhège xiāoxi, tā wànniàn jùhuī.

On hearing the news, she was completely crushed.

Tips

usage

Strong and literary. Used for total despair, not mere disappointment. 俱 means 'all'; 灰 (ash) vividly pictures thoughts burnt to ash.

Stroke Order

万 wàn

念 niàn

俱 jù

灰 huī