灰飞烟灭
huī​fēi​yān​miè

to vanish into thin air

  • created sense approved 灰飞烟灭/灰飛煙滅 · huī​fēi​yān​miè · to vanish into thin air — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灰飞烟灭 / 灰飛煙滅

    huī​fēi​yān​miè

    to vanish into thin air

    literally scattered ashes and dispersed smoke; describes the complete disappearance of things or the death of people, like vanishing in a puff of smoke

    灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · ash 飞 (literal) → 飞/飛 · fēi · to float 烟 (literal) → 烟/煙 · yān · smoke 灭 (literal) → 灭/滅 · miè · to disappear

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