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吹燈拔蠟

简 吹灯拔蜡 · 繁 吹燈拔蠟
Mandarin · pinyin chuī dēng bá là

Meanings

  1. lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
  2. fig. to die
  3. to bite the dust
  4. to be over and done with
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Characters in this entry

吹
chuī · blow; puff; brag, boast
燈
dēng · lantern, lamp
拔
bá · uproot, pull out
蠟
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灯
dēng · lantern, lamp
蜡
là · wax; candle; waxy, glazed; maggot; (same as 䄍) meaning imperial harvest
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1–1–2–4 · chui1 deng1 ba2 la4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceoi1 dang1 bat6 laap6

Cantonese word readings for 吹燈拔蠟. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ceoi1 dang1 bat6 laap6

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吹燈拔蠟 · chui1 deng1 ba2 la4
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Exact source record吹燈拔蠟 吹灯拔蜡 [chui1 deng1 ba2 la4] /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/