Correct
泡汤
/ pàotāng /
Strokes
Definition
to dawdle/to go slow deliberately/to fizzle out/to have all one's hopes dashed/(Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring
Example
As a Verb
fail; fall flat/through
1
Yóuyú
由于
guǎnlǐ
管理
bùshàn
不善
,
tā
他
de
的
tóuzī
投资
quánbù
全部
pàotāng
泡汤
le
了
。
As a result of bad management, his investment came to nothing at all.
2
Zhèbǐ
这笔
mǎimài
买卖
pàotāng
泡汤
le
了
。
The transaction has failed.
3
Yóuyú
由于
yùnshūyè
运输业
gōngrén
工人
bàgōng
罢工
,
wǒmen
我们
de
的
jiàqī
假期
jìhuà
计划
pàotāng
泡汤
le
了
。
Our holiday plans fell through because of transport strikes.
As a Verb
make a soup (usu an instant one)
As a Verb
bathe (in a hot spring)
As a Verb
dawdle; dilly-dally