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转烛
zhuǎn​zhú

flickering candle in the wind

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转烛 轉燭 zhuǎn​zhú
flickering candle in the wind
(literary) A candle flame swaying and flickering in the wind; used as a metaphor for the rapid passage of time or the unpredictable and changing nature of worldly affairs.
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