Definitions

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

Components

• 灰 huī – ash
• 飞 fēi – to fly
• 烟 yān – cigarette or pipe tobacco
• 灭 miè – to extinguish or put out

Related Words

• 谈笑间，樯橹灰飞烟灭 tán xiào jiān , qiáng lǔ huī fēi yān miè – the whole world fell apart as they blissfully stood by