灰飞烟灭 — “To vanish into thin air”
灰飞烟灭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to vanish into thin air”. To be utterly destroyed or annihilated; to be reduced to naught. Literally, “Ashes fly, smoke extinguishes; reduced to ashes and smoke”.
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灰飞烟灭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 灰huī
- 飞fēi
- 烟yān
- 灭miè
灰飞烟灭 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 灰飞烟灭
他们多年的努力，最终因一场意外而灰飞烟灭，令人感到惋惜
Their years of hard work, in the end, vanished into thin air due to an unexpected accident, which was truly regrettable.
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More idioms starting with 灰
- huī灰bù不lǎ喇jī唧dull and unpleasantly grey
- huī灰bu不liū溜diū丢looking crestfallen or dejected
- huī灰tóu头tǔ土liǎn脸to look dusty, dirty, and dejected
- huī灰tóu头tǔ土miàn面dusty, disheveled, and dejected
- huī灰tóu头cǎo草miàn面dirty, disheveled, and dejected
- huī灰róng容tǔ土mào貌grimy and unsightly appearance
- huī灰xīn心sàng丧yì意lose heart and spirit
- huī灰xīn心sàng丧qì气lose heart and become dejected
- huī灰xīn心gǎo槁xíng形demoralized and emaciated
- huī灰xīn心duǎn短qì气lose heart and become dispirited
- huī灰yān烟zhàng瘴qì气foul and corrupting atmosphere
- huī灰shēn身mǐn泯zhì智extinguish body and mind vexations
Questions about 灰飞烟灭
- What does 灰飞烟灭 mean?
- 灰飞烟灭 (huī fēi yān miè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to vanish into thin air”.
- How do you pronounce 灰飞烟灭?
- 灰飞烟灭 is pronounced huī fēi yān miè in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 灰飞烟灭 literally mean?
- Literally, 灰飞烟灭 means “Ashes fly, smoke extinguishes; reduced to ashes and smoke”. It is used to mean “to vanish into thin air”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 灰飞烟灭?
- 比喻事物消失净尽。