灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè

fig. to be annihilated; to vanish in a puff of smoke

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
灰 huī HSK 5
gray; ash; dust
飛 fēi
to fly
煙 yān
smoke; cigarette or pipe tobacco; mist
滅 miè
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc)