created sense approved 吹灯拔蜡/吹燈拔蠟 · chuīdēngbálà · to die — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
吹灯拔蜡 / 吹燈拔蠟
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
吹 (literal) → 吹 · chuī · to blow 灯 (literal) → 灯/燈 · dēng · lamp 拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 蜡 (literal) → 蜡/蠟 · là · candle
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 吹灯拔蜡/吹燈拔蠟 · chuīdēngbálà · to fall through — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
吹灯拔蜡 / 吹燈拔蠟
chuīdēngbálà
to fall through
used to describe a situation, project, or relationship failing completely or being over and done with
吹灯 (literal) → 吹灯/吹燈 · chuīdēng · to break up 拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 蜡 (literal) → 蜡/蠟 · là · candle
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition