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风中之烛
風中之燭
fēngzhōngzhīzhú
1. lit. candle in the wind (idiom)
2. fig. (of sb's life) feeble
3. hanging on a thread

Character Breakdown

风
fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
HSK 3 4 丶
中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1 4 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
烛
zhú
candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine
HSK 6 10 丶

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