Chinese Word: 吹灯拔蜡 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

1		nà 那 lǎo jiā huo 老家伙 jǐ ge yuè 几个月 nèi 内 jiù 就 huì 会 jiù 就 chuī 吹 dēng 灯 bá 拔 là 蜡 le 了 … The old fellow is going to die within the next few months.
2		měi guó 美国 céng jīng 曾经 qī dài 期待 guò 过 suǒ wèi 所谓 de 的 “ chuī 吹 dēng 灯 bá 拔 là 蜡 shí kè 时刻 ” - - fēi dé ěr 菲德尔 · kǎ sī tè luó 卡斯特罗 qù shì 去世 zhī 之 rì 日， yě 也 jiù shì 就是 zhè ge 这个 jù lí 距离 fó luó lǐ dá zhōu 佛罗里达州 90 yīng lǐ 英里 de 的 gòng chǎn zhǔ yì 共产主义 zhèng quán 政权 bēng kuì 崩溃 zhī 之 shí 时。 The US used to look forward to a so-called "poof moment" when the communist system 90 miles off Florida collapsed upon Fidel Castro's death.

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