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卷土重来 juǎn chóng lái lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) / fig. to regroup and come back even stronger / to make a comeback
玩完 wán wán (coll.) to end in failure; to come to grief; to bite the dust
吃灰 chī huī (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust
抹一鼻子灰 zi huī lit. to rub one's nose with dust / to suffer a snub / to meet with a rebuff
甚嚣尘上 shèn xiāo chén shàng clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor / to raise a tremendous stink
一骑绝尘 jué chén (idiom) to lead the pack by a wide margin; to leave one's competitors trailing behind in one's dust
吹灯拔蜡 chuī dēng lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom) / fig. to die / to bite the dust / to be over and done with
吹灰 chuī huī to blow away dust
尘埃落定 chén āi luò dìng lit. the dust has settled (idiom) / fig. to get sorted out / to be finalized
to blind (as with dust) / Taiwan pr. [mi3]
封尘 fēng chén to gather dust
弥漫 màn to pervade / to fill the air / diffuse / everywhere present / about to inundate (water) / permeated by (smoke) / filled with (dust) / to saturate (the air with fog, smoke etc)
万念俱灰 wàn niàn huī every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
dǎn to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL:把[ba3]
卷起 juǎn to roll up / to curl up / (of dust etc) to swirl up
除尘 chú chén to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)
弹冠相庆 tán guān xiāng qìng lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment / to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)
望尘莫及 wàng chén lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior
敷粉 fěn to sprinkle powder / a dusting
涤尘 chén to wash off dust
dǎn to dust
承尘 chéng chén (literary) ceiling / (literary) canopy over a seat in ancient times to keep off dust
bèn dust / to dust / a bank of earth / to bring together / to dig / also pr. [fen4]
逸尘断鞅 chén duàn yāng lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness / fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)
(of dust) to rise in the air


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