die; collapse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to die; to kick the bucket; to collapse
dialectThis is a very vivid, slangy metaphor. '吹灯' (blow out the lamp) and '拔蜡' (snuff the candle) are old practices that signify the end of something. It often carries a sense of finality and is used somewhat irreverently. Can refer to physical death or the collapse of a plan, relationship, or enterprise.
Nà那
ge个
lǎo老
xiàng项
mù目
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
yī一
duàn断
，
lì立
mǎ马
jiù就
chuī吹
dēng灯
bá拔
là蜡
le了
。
As soon as the funding chain for that old project broke, it immediately kicked the bucket.
Tīng听
shuō说
nà那
ge个
è恶
bà霸
zuó昨
wǎn晚
tū突
rán然
chuī吹
dēng灯
bá拔
là蜡
le了
。
I heard that bully suddenly died last night.
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Tā他
men们
de的
hé合
zuò作
běn本
lái来
jiù就
bù不
wěn稳
gù固
，
yī一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
máo矛
dùn盾
jiù就
ràng让
guān关
xì系
chuī吹
dēng灯
bá拔
là蜡
le了
。
Their cooperation was never stable to begin with; a small conflict was enough to make the relationship collapse.