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[吹燈拔蠟] chuīdēngbálà 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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        chuī, to blow/to play a wind instrument/to blast/to puff/to boast/to brag/to end in fa...
        chuīniú, to talk big/to shoot off one's mouth/to chat (dialect)
        chuīxū, [吹噓], to brag
        chuīfēngjī, [吹風機], hair dryer
        gǔchuī, to agitate for/to enthusiastically promote
        chuīmáoqiúcī, lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to ...
        zìchuīzìléi, to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
        chuīniúpí, to boast/to talk big
        chuīpěng, to flatter/to laud sb's accomplishments/adulation
        
        
        gàochuī, to fizzle out/to come to nothing
        chuīzòu, to play (wind instruments)
        chuīfú, to brush/to caress (of breeze)/to praise
        diànchuīfēng, [電吹風], hair dryer
        chuīhào, [吹號], to blow a brass instrument
        húchuī, to boast wildly
        chuīguǎn, blowpipe
        
        gǔchuīzhě, advocate
        fēngchuīyǔdǎ, [風吹雨打], lit. windswept and battered by rain/to undergo hardship (idiom)
        
        
        chuīhúzidèngyǎn, [吹鬍子瞪眼], to get angry/to fume
        

        dēng, [燈], lamp/light/lantern/CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]
        dēngguāng, [燈光], (stage) lighting/light
        hóngdēng, [紅燈], red light
        dēngtǎ, [燈塔], lighthouse/CL:座[zuò]
        dēngpào, [燈泡], light bulb/see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[diàn dēng pào]/third-wheel or unwanted third party s...
        
绿         lǜdēng, [綠燈], green light
        jùguāngdēng, [聚光燈], spotlight
        xīdēng, [熄燈], turn out the lights/lights out
        shǎnguāngdēng, [閃光燈], flash bulb (photography)
        
        xìnhàodēng, [信號燈], signal light/car indicator
        diàndēngpào, [電燈泡], light bulb/(slang) unwanted third guest
        táidēng, [檯燈], desk lamp/table lamp
        huàndēngpiàn, [幻燈片], slide (photography, presentation software)/filmstrip/transparency
        wěidēng, [尾燈], tail light (on vehicle)
        lùdēng, [路燈], street lamp/street light
        
        diàndēng, [電燈], electric light/CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]
        dēnglóng, [燈籠], lantern
        diàodēng, [吊燈], hanging lamp
绿         hónglǜdēng, [紅綠燈], traffic light/traffic signal
        dēnghuǒ, [燈火], lights
        
        níhóngdēng, [霓虹燈], neon lamp (loanword)
        dēngzhù, [燈柱], lamppost
        
        dēnglóngkù, [燈籠褲], bloomers/plus fours/knickerbockers
        
        
        
        dēngzhào, [燈罩], cover of lamp/lampshade/glass cover of oil lamp
        
        
        zhuǎnxiàngdēng, [轉向燈], vehicle turn indicator light
        jiēdēng, [街燈], streetlight
        dēngxīnróng, [燈芯絨], corduroy (textiles)
        yíngguāngdēng, [熒光燈], fluorescent lamp/neon lamp
        
        tídēng, [提燈], a portable lamp
        
        
        yóudēng, [油燈], oil lamp
        dēnghuì, [燈會], carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk...
        
        tànzhàodēng, [探照燈], searchlight
        dēngguǎn, [燈管], fluorescent light
        dǐngdēng, [頂燈], dome light (of a taxi etc)/ceiling light (in a room)/interior light (of a car)/l...
        yuǎnguāngdēng, [遠光燈], high beam (headlights)
绿         dēnghóngjiǔlǜ, [燈紅酒綠], lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking/debauched and co...
        
        
        
        rìguāngdēng, [日光燈], fluorescent light
        huàndēng, [幻燈], lantern slides
        biāodēng, [標燈], beacon light/beacon
绿         kāilǜdēng, [開綠燈], to give the green light/to give the go-ahead
        kǒngmíngdēng, [孔明燈], sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
        
        luòdìdēng, [落地燈], floor lamp
        jiénéngdēng, [節能燈], compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)
        
        
        huàndēngjī, [幻燈機], slide projector/overhead projector
        báichìdēng, [白熾燈], incandescent light
        dēngsī, [燈絲], filament (in a lightbulb)
        dēngjié, [燈節], the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)
        
        
        wànjiādēnghuǒ, [萬家燈火], (of a city etc) ablaze with lights
        
        qìdēng, [汽燈], gas lamp
        
        
        
        dēngxīncǎo, [燈心草], rush (botany)/Juncaceae
        
        
        
        
        jiǔjīngdēng, [酒精燈], spirit lamp
        
        huádēng, [華燈], light/decorated lantern
        
        
        
        dēngtái, [燈臺], lampstand
        zhāngdēngjiécǎi, [張燈結彩], to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
        zhuōdēng, [桌燈], desk lamp
        
        huādēng, [花燈], colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)
        
        tàiyángdēng, [太陽燈], sunlamp
        
        zǒumǎdēng, [走馬燈], lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lanter...

        bá, to pull up/to pull out/to draw out by suction/to select/to pick/to stand out (ab...
        bádiào, to pluck/to pull off/to pull out/to unplug
        xuǎnbá, [選拔], to select the best
        tíbá, to promote to a higher job/to select for promotion
        chūlèibácuì, [出類拔萃], to excel the common (idiom); surpassing/preeminent/outstanding
        zìbá, to free oneself/to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
        hǎibá, height above sea level/elevation
        
        
        
        jiànbánǔzhāng, [劍拔弩張], lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility/a...
        báhé, tug-of-war/to take part in a tug-of-war
        báyá, to extract a tooth
        tǐngbá, tall and straight
        jiānrènbùbá, [堅韌不拔], firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
        bátuǐ, to break into a run
        
        báchú, to pull out/to remove
        bágāo, to raise (one's voice)/to overrate/to build up/to stand out/outstanding
        
        kāibá, [開拔], to set out (of troops)/departure/start date (of military expedition)
        báyíng, [拔營], to strike camp
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        bájiān, top-notch (colloquial)/to push oneself to the front
        
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        xiébázi, shoehorn
        jiānrěnbùbá, [堅忍不拔], fortitude
        
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        làzhú, [蠟燭], candle/CL:根[gēn],支[zhī]
        là, [蠟], candle/wax
        làbǐ, [蠟筆], crayon
        
        dǎlà, [打蠟], to wax (a car, floor etc)
        làxiàngguǎn, [蠟像館], waxworks/museum of waxwork figures
        
        
        
        shílà, [石蠟], paraffin wax
        làzhǐ, [蠟紙], wax paper/stencil paper
        fàlà, [髮蠟], pomade
        wèitóngjiáolà, [味同嚼蠟], tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)/tasteless/insipid
        báilà, [白蠟], white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
        fēnglà, [蜂蠟], beeswax
        báilàshù, [白蠟樹], Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM
        
        làrǎn, [蠟染], batik (color printing on cloth using wax)
        làtái, [蠟臺], candlestick/candle holder
        làzhì, [蠟質], waxiness
        
        

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