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
trad. 吹燈拔蠟
Also written 吹燈拔蠟【chuī dēng bá là】
Characters in this word
4吹
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to blow, to play a wind instrument, to blast, to puff, to boast, to brag, to end in failure, to fall through
- Pinyin
- chuī
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1484 of 2500
灯
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lamp, light, lantern, CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
- Pinyin
- dēng
- Traditional
- 燈
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 3264 of 2500
拔
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to pull up, to pull out, to draw out by suction, to select, to pick, to stand out (above level), to surpass, to seize
- Pinyin
- bá
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 10721 of 2500
蜡
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candle, wax
- Pinyin
- là
- Traditional
- 蠟
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 25145 of 2500