chuī
dēng

dialect
idiom

Meaning of 吹灯拔蜡

吹灯拔蜡 means to die; to kick the bucket; to collapse. Pronounced chuī dēng bá là.

  • to die; to kick the bucket; to collapse

Definitions & Examples

ge
lǎo
xiàng
jīn
liàn
duàn
 
jiù
chuī
dēng
le
 

As soon as the funding chain for that old project broke, it immediately kicked the bucket.

Tīng
shuō
ge
è
zuó
wǎn
rán
chuī
dēng
le
 

I heard that bully suddenly died last night.

men
de
zuò
běn
lái
jiù
wěn
 
diǎn
xiǎo
máo
dùn
jiù
ràng
guān
chuī
dēng
le
 

Their cooperation was never stable to begin with; a small conflict was enough to make the relationship collapse.