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風中之燭

简风中之烛 · 繁風中之燭

Mandarin · pinyin fēng zhōng zhī zhú

lit. candle in the wind (idiom)
fig. (of sb's life) feeble
hanging on a thread

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風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
烛: zhú · candle, taper; shine, illuminate

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1–1–1–2 · feng1 zhong1 zhi1 zhu2

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