The fire was extinguished

The fire was extinguished

The Chinese idiom, Hu ǒ mi è y ā nxi ā o in pinyin, means that when the fire goes out, the clouds disappear. It means that things disappear completely without leaving any trace. It is also called "smoke and fire". It comes from Fu Xuan's four character Miscellaneous Poems in Jin Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Fu Xuan's four character Miscellaneous Poems in Jin Dynasty: "all of a sudden, the fire disappears."

Analysis of Idioms

Fly to dust

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attribute; used in figurative sentences