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風中燭，瓦上霜
简 风中烛，瓦上霜 · 繁 風中燭，瓦上霜Mandarin · pinyin fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng
Meanings
- lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
- fig. (of sb's life) feeble
- hanging on a thread
Characters in this entry
- 風
- fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
- 中
- zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
- 燭
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- 瓦
- wǎ · tile; earthenware pottery; girl
- 上
- shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
- 霜
- shuāng · frost; crystallized; candied
- 风
- fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
- 烛
- zhú · candle, taper; shine, illuminate
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fung1 zung1 zuk1, ngaa5 soeng6 soeng1
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