ふい

ふい

Japanese

Noun

ふい (rōmaji fui)

1. something that is futile/resultless

   チャンスがふいになる

   chansu ga fui ni naru

   The chance is missed.

   もうけをふいにする

   mōke o fui ni suru

   to lose the money one has earned before

Usage notes

• Almost exclusively used in the phrase ふいになる / ふいにする ("to come to nothing").

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ふい – see the following entries.

【不意】 [adjectival noun]abrupt, unexpected [noun]abruptness [adverb]suddenly, unexpectedly 【布衣】 【巫医】 [noun]Someone who is both a shrine maiden and a doctor. 【怖畏】

(This term, ふい, is the hiragana spelling of several Sino-Japanese terms.)