No. 14,521 in Korean
물거품
"물거품" means "foam" or "bubbles," and figuratively, it refers to something that ends in vain or comes to nothing.
In a sentence
꿈이 물거품이 되었다.
The dream dissolved into bubbles.
Here, '물거품이 되었다' metaphorically means that the dream vanished or failed.
운동 계획이 물거품이 되지 않도록 열심히 했다.
I worked hard to ensure the exercise plan didn't become a bubble.
In this context, '물거품이 되지 않도록' means to avoid the plan failing or being nullified.
모든 노력은 결국 물거품이었다.
All efforts eventually turned into bubbles.
'물거품이었다' is used here to express that the efforts ultimately came to nothing.
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