吹 灯 拔 蜡

chuī dēng bá làdictionary entry

lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom) / fig. to die / to bite the dust / to be over and done with

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Original source entry:

吹燈拔蠟 吹灯拔蜡 [chui1 deng1 ba2 la4] /lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)/fig. to die/to bite the dust/to be over and done with/

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