灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
  2. fig. to be annihilated
  3. to vanish in a puff of smoke

CHARACTERS

灰 huī
HSK 5
ashes; dust; lime, mortar
飛 fēi fly; go quickly; dart; high
煙 yān smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
滅 miè extinguish; wipe out, exterminate