灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
Pinyin

Definition

灰飞烟灭
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huī fēi yān miè
  1. lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
  2. fig. to be annihilated
  3. to vanish in a puff of smoke

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

huī
  1. 1 ash
  2. 2 dust
  3. 3 lime
  4. 4 gray
  5. 5 discouraged
  6. 6 dejected
huī sè
  1. 1 gray
  2. 2 ash gray
  3. 3 grizzly
  4. 4 pessimistic
  5. 5 gloomy
  6. 6 dispirited
  7. 7 ambiguous
dà huī láng
  1. 1 big bad wolf
xīn huī yì lěng
  1. 1 discouraged
  2. 2 downhearted
huī chén
  1. 1 dust
Huī gū niang
  1. 1 Cinderella
  2. 2 a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
huī xīn
  1. 1 to lose heart
  2. 2 to be discouraged
huī àn
  1. 1 dull gray
  2. 2 drab
  3. 3 murky
huī liū liū
  1. 1 dull gray
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 dejected
  4. 4 crestfallen
  5. 5 with one's tail between one's legs
huī jìn
  1. 1 ashes
huī mēng mēng
  1. 1 dusky
  2. 2 overcast (of weather)
huī fēi yān miè
  1. 1 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be annihilated
  3. 3 to vanish in a puff of smoke
pào huī
  1. 1 cannon fodder
yān huī
  1. 1 cigarette ash
yān huī gāng
  1. 1 ashtray
wàn niàn jù huī
  1. 1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
gǔ huī
  1. 1 bone ash
  2. 2 ashes of the dead
chuī huī
  1. 1 to blow away dust
chuī huī zhī lì
  1. 1 as easy as pie
xīn huī yì lǎn
  1. 1 discouraged
  2. 2 downhearted

Idioms (6)

死灰复燃
sǐ huī fù rán
  1. 1 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
  2. 2 sth malevolent returns to haunt one
灰不溜丢
huī bu liū diū
  1. 1 gloomy and dull (idiom)
  2. 2 boring and gray
  3. 3 unpleasantly murky
灰头土脸
huī tóu tǔ liǎn
  1. 1 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
  2. 2 covered in dirt
  3. 3 dejected and depressed
灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
  1. 1 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be annihilated
  3. 3 to vanish in a puff of smoke
万念俱灰
wàn niàn jù huī
  1. 1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
面如灰土
miàn rú huī tǔ
  1. 1 ashen-faced (idiom)

Sample Sentences

遥想公瑾当年,小乔初嫁了,雄姿英发。羽扇纶巾,谈笑间,樯橹灰飞烟灭。故国神游,多情应笑我,早生华发。人生如梦,一樽还酹江月。
yáo xiǎng Gōngjǐn dāngnián ,Xiǎoqiáo chū jià le ,xióngzī yīngfā 。yǔshàn guānjīn ,tán xiào jiān ,qiánglǔ huīfēiyānmiè 。gùguó shényóu ,duōqíng yīng xiào wǒ ,zǎo shēng huáfà 。rénshēng rú mèng ,yī zūn hái lèi jiāng yuè 。
Thinking back all the way to Zhou Yu's military campaign at the red cliffs, when he had just married the beautiful Xiao Qiao, and how they made such a radiant couple, beauty matching bravery. The silk hat on his head, fanning himself lightly with a feather fan, reducing the formidable enemy army to ashes amid idle chat and laughter. But what is point of me sitting here pontificating? You might laugh at me, that it's my sentimentality that made my hair go white all over so prematurely. Life is like a passing dream, so we might as well pour a drink into to the river, to drink a toast to the moon's reflection in the river!
我就说那个贱人一定在我背后对老板说了什么,现在好啦!我绞尽脑汁,呕心沥血规划出来的案子,就这样被她那纤纤小手轻轻一挥,然后就灰飞烟灭了。你说这口气我怎么吞得下去?
wǒ jiù shuō nàge jiànrén yīdìng zài wǒ bèihòu duì lǎobǎn shuōle shénme ,xiànzài hǎo la !wǒ jiǎojìn nǎozhī ,ǒuxīn lìxiě guīhuà chūlái de ànzi ,jiù zhèyàng bèi tā nà xiānxiān xiǎoshǒu qīngqīng yì huī ,ránhòu jiù huīfēi yānmiè le 。nǐ shuō zhè kǒuqì wǒ zěnme tūn de xiàqu ?
I told you that bitch had said something to the boss behind my back, now look where we are! I racked my brains and put my blood, sweat and tears into planning that project, just to have her take it into her nimble little hands and now it has gone up in smoke. How am I supposed to just let it go?
只听“啪!”地一声,白烟在空中起火,火团中隐约看到白骨纷纷散落,之后便灰飞烟灭。
zhǐ tīng “pā !”de yīshēng ,báiyān zài kōngzhōng qǐhuǒ ,huǒtuán zhōng yǐnyuē kàndào báigǔ fēnfēn sànluò ,zhīhòu biàn huīfēiyānmiè 。
With a loud bang, the white smoke caught fire. White bone dust flew about in the flames, and then suddenly, the flame vanished, smoke and all.