C 夢想 + * * meng4xiang3 dream of/ hope vainly/ dream/ wishful thinking etw. vergeblich versuchen, von etw. träumen + +
C 白白 + * * bai2bai2 for nothing/ in vain/ to no purpose vergebens, für nichts, ohne Zweck + +
D 空虛 + * * kong1xu1 vain/ empty hohl,leer + +
D 妄圖 + * * wang4tu2 vainly attempt vergeblich versuchen + +

* 2 bai2 white/ snowy/ pure/ bright/ empty/ blank/ plain/ clear/ to make clear/ in vain/ gratuitous/ free of charge/ reactionary/ anti-communist/ funeral/ to stare coldly/ to write wrong character/ to state/ to explain/ vernacular/ spoken lines in opera/ surname B
妄想* 6 wang4 xiang3 to attempt vainly/ a vain attempt
梦想* 6 meng4 xiang3 to dream of/ to hope in vain




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Wordnet Translations:
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[vain] self-conceited, swollen-headed


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vain + vain +

괜히 (In vain or useless or fruitless, for a stupid reason) + + 공연히 (Futile or vain or useless) + +
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