created sense approved 风中烛，瓦上霜/風中燭，瓦上霜 · fēngzhōngzhú, wǎshàngshuāng · precarious
风中烛，瓦上霜 / 風中燭，瓦上霜
fēngzhōngzhú, wǎshàngshuāng
precarious
describing someone's life as being extremely fragile and hanging by a thread, like a candle in the wind or frost on a roof
老人自知已是风中烛，瓦上霜，开始向儿女交代后事。