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灰飞烟灭

huī fēi yān miè

4-character word Traditional 灰飛煙滅

What 灰飞烟灭 means

1. lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
2. fig. to be annihilated
3. to vanish in a puff of smoke

The characters in 灰飞烟灭

• 灰huīash; dust; lime
• 飞fēito fly
• 烟yāncigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist
• 灭mièto extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out

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