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吹燈拔蠟 (ceoi1 dang1 bat6 laap6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

吹燈拔蠟 (ceoi1 dang1 bat6 laap6, chuī dēng bá là) — 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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Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 吹口琴 (ceoi1 hau2 kam4) — to play harmonica
• 吹咩 (ceoi1 me1) — what can you do to me?
• 吹唔脹 (ceoi1 m4 zoeng3) — feeling helpless, powerless
• 吹打 (ceoi1 daa2) — blow and beat, to play music
• 吹水 (ceoi1 seoi2) — (verb) to chitchat; to talk; to gossip; to brag
• 吹水唔抹嘴 (ceoi1 seoi2 m4 maat3 zeoi2) — it describes people who overly boast; exaggerate during chatting

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