吹死灰 chuī sǐhuī

chuī sǐhuī phrase sends the cinders flying
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from the poem 風賦 “The Man-Wind and the Woman-Wind” by 宋玉 Song Yu 298-263 BCE in Scroll 13 of 文選 Wen Xuan (Waley 1919, p. 42)