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吹燈拔蠟

简吹灯拔蜡 · 繁吹燈拔蠟

Mandarin · pinyin chuī dēng bá là

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

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吹: chuī · blow; puff; brag, boast
燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
拔: bá · uproot, pull out
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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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ceoi1 dang1 bat6 laap6

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