吹灯 chuīdēng to blow out a lamp Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 鬼吹灯 guǐchuīdēng underhanded trick (colloquial) An underhanded trick; a deceptive scheme or a way to secretly harm or tease someone.吹灯拔蜡 chuīdēngbálà to die literally "to blow out the lamp and pull out the candle"; used euphemistically or humorously to refer to death; to bite the dust