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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

References

same_as 风烛/風燭 → 风中烛/風中燭
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