foam; bubble (literal and figurative)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
foam; lather; froth; a mass of small bubbles
The literal meaning, referring to any collection of small bubbles.
Pí啤
jiǔ酒
shàng上
miàn面
yǒu有
yī一
céng层
bái白
sè色
de的
pào泡
mò沫
。
There's a layer of white foam on top of the beer.
Hǎi海
làng浪
pāi拍
dǎ打
yán岩
shí石
，
jī激
qǐ起
le了
xǔ许
duō多
pào泡
mò沫
。
The waves hit the rocks, stirring up a lot of foam.
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Féi肥
zào皂
zài在
shǒu手
shàng上
cuō搓
chū出
le了
hěn很
duō多
pào泡
mò沫
。
The soap produced a lot of lather when rubbed in the hands.
noun
bubble (economic/financial); unsustainable speculation; illusory prosperity
A figurative term, primarily used in economics and finance to describe a market situation where asset prices are driven far above their intrinsic value and are destined to burst.
Jīng经
jì济
xué学
jiā家
jǐng警
gào告
shuō说
，
gǔ股
shì市
pào泡
mò沫
kě可
néng能
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
huì会
pò破
liè裂
。
Economists warn that the stock market bubble might burst very soon.
Fáng房
dì地
chǎn产
pào泡
mò沫
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
xǔ许
duō多
jiā家
tíng庭
pò破
chǎn产
。
The real estate bubble caused many families to go bankrupt.
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Hù互
lián联
wǎng网
pào泡
mò沫
pò破
liè裂
hòu后
，
xǔ许
duō多
kē科
jì技
gōng公
sī司
dǎo倒
bì闭
le了
。
After the dot-com bubble burst, many technology companies went out of business.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
fán繁
róng荣
shì是
xū虚
jiǎ假
de的
，
bù不
guò过
shì是
jīng经
jì济
pào泡
mò沫
。
This prosperity is fake; it's just an economic bubble.