萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī

DEFINITIONS

  1. every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened

CHARACTERS

萬 wàn ten thousand; innumerable
念 niàn
HSK 5
think of, recall, study
俱 jù
HSK 5
all, together; accompany
灰 huī
HSK 5
ashes; dust; lime, mortar