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吹燈拔蠟 (吹灯拔蜡)

chuī dēng bá là

Definition

  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

吹
=
口
+
欠
燈
=
火
+
登
拔
=
扌
+
犮
蠟
=
虫
+
巤

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