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烟消火灭 — “To vanish completely”

烟消火灭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to vanish completely”. To disappear without a trace; to come to naught. Literally, “smoke disperses, fire extinguishes”.

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烟消火灭 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 烟yān
  • 消xiāo
  • 火huǒ
  • 灭miè

烟消火灭 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
烟
yān10smoke, tobacco, mist
消
xiāo10disappear, eliminate, spend
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular
灭
miè5extinguish, wipe out

Example Sentence with 烟消火灭

经过大家的共同努力,所有的误会和不快都烟消火灭了。
With everyone's collective efforts, all misunderstandings and unpleasantness vanished completely.

Idioms Related to 烟消火灭

Synonyms of 烟消火灭

  • huī灰fēi飞yān烟miè灭vanish into thin air
  • yān烟xiāo消yún云sàn散disappear completely

More idioms starting with 烟

  • yān烟bù不chū出huǒ火bù不jìn进calm, unruffled, and reserved
  • yān烟yún云gōng供yǎng养find spiritual delight in natural scenery
  • yān烟yún云guò过yǎn眼fleeting like smoke and clouds
  • yān烟mù幕dàn弹a deceptive tactic or distraction
  • yān烟duàn断huǒ火jué绝completely deserted and uninhabited
  • yān烟bō波hào浩miǎo渺vast misty waters
  • yān烟bō波diào钓tú徒reclusive angler on misty waves
  • yān烟xiāo消wù雾sàn散vanish without a trace
  • yān烟huǒ火zhī之jǐng警beacon fire alarm
  • yān烟huǒ火lín邻jū居close neighbors
  • yān烟yán炎zhāng张tiān天smoke and flames fill the sky

Questions about 烟消火灭

What does 烟消火灭 mean?
烟消火灭 (yān xiāo huǒ miè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to vanish completely”.
How do you pronounce 烟消火灭?
烟消火灭 is pronounced yān xiāo huǒ miè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 烟消火灭 literally mean?
Literally, 烟消火灭 means “smoke disperses, fire extinguishes”. It is used to mean “to vanish completely”.
What is the Chinese definition of 烟消火灭?
比喻事物消灭干净。
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