气息奄奄
qì​xī​yǎn​yǎn

at one's last gasp

  • created sense approved 气息奄奄/氣息奄奄 · qì​xī​yǎn​yǎn · at one's last gasp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    气息奄奄 / 氣息奄奄

    qì​xī​yǎn​yǎn

    at one's last gasp

    To have only a breath of life left; breathing very weakly and close to death; on one's deathbed.

    qì​xí​yān​yān

    气息 (literal) → 气息/氣息 · qì​xī · breath 奄奄 (reduplication) → 奄 · yǎn · faint

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 气息奄奄/氣息奄奄 · qì​xī​yǎn​yǎn · on its last legs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    气息奄奄 / 氣息奄奄

    qì​xī​yǎn​yǎn

    on its last legs

    To be on the verge of extinction or collapse; used to describe a system, organization, or tradition that is dying out.

    qì​xí​yān​yān

    气息 (literal) → 气息/氣息 · qì​xī · breath 奄奄 (reduplication) → 奄 · yǎn · faint

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

    created sense