吹灯拔蜡 — Chinese idiom
吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
Traditional: 吹燈拔蠟
Meaning
- lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle
- fig. to die
- to bite the dust
- to be over and done with
Character by character
- 吹chuīto blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
- 灯dēnglamp, lantern, light
- 拔báto uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
- 蜡làcandle, wax; maggot
Idioms sharing a character
- 吴市吹箫 wú shì chuī xiāo
- 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī
- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì
- 自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi
- 自我吹嘘 zì wǒ chuī xū
- 风吹日晒 fēng chuī rì shài
- 风吹草动 fēng chuī cǎo dòng
- 风吹雨打 fēng chuī yǔ dǎ
- 张灯结彩 zhāng dēng jié cǎi
- 挑灯夜战 tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
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