吹灯拔蜡 in English chui1 deng1 ba2 la4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to die
  • to bite the dust
  • to be over and done with

Simplified Characters

吹 灯 拔 蜡

Traditional Characters

吹 燈 拔 蠟

Pinyin

chui1 deng1 ba2 la4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吹chui1to blow 灯deng1lamp 拔ba2to pull up 蜡la4candle