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吹灯拔蜡

chuī dēng bá là

4-character word Traditional 吹燈拔蠟

What 吹灯拔蜡 means

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

The characters in 吹灯拔蜡

• 吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast
• 灯dēnglamp; light; lantern
• 拔báto pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction
• 蜡làcandle; wax

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