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灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
What 灰飞烟灭 means
- lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
- fig. to be annihilated
- 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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