肥皂泡

féizàopào

noun #35,986

Measure Word

一个肥皂泡 gè

Meanings

1 soap bubble
2 (figurative) something fragile or illusory

Characters

Examples

孩子们在公园里吹肥皂泡。

Háizimen zài gōngyuán lǐ chuī féizàopào.

The children are blowing soap bubbles in the park.

他的梦想像肥皂泡一样破灭了。

Tā de mèngxiǎng xiàng féizàopào yīyàng pòmiè le.

His dreams burst like soap bubbles.

Tips

usage

Beyond the literal meaning, 肥皂泡 is a stock metaphor for fragile illusions — investment bubbles, doomed romances, empty promises — exactly like English 'bubble'. Pair with 破灭 pòmiè ('to burst') for the cliché 像肥皂泡一样破灭.

Stroke Order

肥 féi

皂 zào

泡 pào