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風中燭
fēng​zhōng​zhú

candle in the wind

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风中烛 風中燭 fēng​zhōng​zhú
candle in the wind
a candle flickering in the wind, used as a metaphor for a person of old age or precarious health who has little time left to live

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  • 风烛 fēng​zhú