吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
Pinyin

Definition

吹灯拔蜡
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chuī dēng bá là
  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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吹
chuī
  1. 1 to blow
  2. 2 to play a wind instrument
  3. 3 to blast
  4. 4 to puff
  5. 5 to boast
  6. 6 to brag
  7. 7 to end in failure
  8. 8 to fall through
出类拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
  1. 1 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
  2. 2 preeminent
  3. 3 outstanding
吹干
chuī gān
  1. 1 to blow-dry
吹冷风
chuī lěng fēng
  1. 1 to blow cold
  2. 2 damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words
吹嘘
chuī xū
  1. 1 to brag
吹拂
chuī fú
  1. 1 to brush
  2. 2 to caress (of breeze)
  3. 3 to praise
吹捧
chuī pěng
  1. 1 to flatter
  2. 2 to laud sb's accomplishments
  3. 3 adulation
吹散
chuī sàn
  1. 1 to disperse
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
吹气
chuī qì
  1. 1 to blow air (into)
吹牛
chuī niú
  1. 1 to talk big
  2. 2 to shoot off one's mouth
  3. 3 to chat (dialect)
吹牛皮
chuī niú pí
  1. 1 to boast
  2. 2 to talk big
吹风机
chuī fēng jī
  1. 1 hair dryer
坚韧不拔
jiān rèn bù bá
  1. 1 firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
拔
bá
  1. 1 to pull up
  2. 2 to pull out
  3. 3 to draw out by suction
  4. 4 to select
  5. 5 to pick
  6. 6 to stand out (above level)
  7. 7 to surpass
  8. 8 to seize
拔掉
bá diào
  1. 1 to pluck
  2. 2 to pull off
  3. 3 to pull out
  4. 4 to unplug
拔河
bá hé
  1. 1 tug-of-war
  2. 2 to take part in a tug-of-war
拔火罐
bá huǒ guàn
  1. 1 suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi 氣|气)
  2. 2 detachable suction chimney to make a stove draw
拔牙
bá yá
  1. 1 to extract a tooth
拔丝
bá sī
  1. 1 wire drawing
  2. 2 candied floss (cooking)
  3. 3 spun sugar or toffee (coating)

Idioms (17)

一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
  1. 1 What brings you here? (idiom)
出类拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
  1. 1 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
  2. 2 preeminent
  3. 3 outstanding
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
  1. 1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to bite the dust
  4. 4 to be over and done with
坚韧不拔
jiān rèn bù bá
  1. 1 firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
  1. 1 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
砍头不过风吹帽
kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào
  1. 1 to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)
胡吹乱捧
hú chuī luàn pěng
  1. 1 indiscriminate admiration (idiom)
自吹自擂
zì chuī zì léi
  1. 1 to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
自我吹嘘
zì wǒ chuī xū
  1. 1 to blow one's own horn (idiom)
路见不平，拔刀相助
lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù
  1. 1 lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to rush to the rescue
  3. 3 to play the white knight
风吹日晒
fēng chuī rì shài
  1. 1 (idiom) to be exposed to the elements
风吹雨打
fēng chuī yǔ dǎ
  1. 1 lit. windswept and battered by rain
  2. 2 to undergo hardship (idiom)

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