Lingaku- lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
- fig. to be annihilated
- to vanish in a puff of smoke
Generated definitions (experimental)
- lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
- to be annihilated
- to vanish in a puff of smoke
This expression is often used to describe something that has completely disappeared or been destroyed, leaving no trace behind.
Suddenly, his dreams were gone in a puff of smoke.
This meaning emphasizes the total and complete destruction or elimination of something.
The ancient city was annihilated in the war.
The suddenly arriving typhoon annihilated the entire village.
This usage refers to something disappearing mysteriously or unexpectedly, similar to magic or illusion.
The thief vanished in a puff of smoke before the police arrived.
Her worries seemed to vanish in a puff of smoke in an instant.
Generated collocations (experimental)
huī fēi yān miè灰飞烟灭to be annihilatedyī shùn jiān一瞬间huī fēi yān miè灰飞烟灭to vanish in an instantlì yì利益huī fēi yān miè灰飞烟灭to see one's interests vanishmèng xiǎng梦想huī fēi yān miè灰飞烟灭to have one's dreams extinguishedxī wàng希望huī fēi yān miè灰飞烟灭to lose hope completelyxī rì昔日huī huáng辉煌huī fēi yān miè灰飞烟灭the glory of the past has vanishedlǐ xiǎng理想huī fēi yān miè灰飞烟灭to have one's ideals shatteredxī rì昔日chéng jiù成就huī fēi yān miè灰飞烟灭past achievements have disappearedfèn nù愤怒huī fēi yān miè灰飞烟灭anger dissipated completelyměi hǎo美好huí yì回忆huī fēi yān miè灰飞烟灭beautiful memories gone forever