吹灯拔蜡
Traditional form:
吹燈拔蠟
Pinyin (reading):
chuīdēngbálà
Definitions:
- lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
- fig. to die
- to bite the dust
- to be over and done with
Characters:
- 吹 - to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
- 灯 - lamp, lantern, light
- 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
- 蜡 - candle, wax; maggot
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