一息奄奄
yī​xī​yǎn​yǎn

at death's door

  • created sense approved 一息奄奄 · yī​xī​yǎn​yǎn · at death's door — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一息奄奄

    yī​xī​yǎn​yǎn

    at death's door

    on the verge of death; at one's last gasp; describing a life or situation that is nearing its end

    yī​xí​yān​yān

    一息 (literal) → 一息 · yī​xī · a breath 奄奄 (reduplication) → 奄 · yǎn · faint

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense