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风中之烛

fēngzhōngzhīzhú

Traditional: 風中之燭

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

Character Breakdown

风
fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
HSK 3
中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
烛
zhú
candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine
HSK 6

Additional Information

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