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風燭殘年
fēng​zhú​cán​nián

declining years

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

风烛残年/ 風燭殘年 fēng​zhú​cán​nián declining years

one's late years in life; to have one foot in the grave; an idiom describing old age that is weak and frail, like a candle flickering in the wind

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synonym 风中残烛/風中殘燭 → 风烛残年/風燭殘年
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