Meaning of 风中之烛
风中之烛 means a person or thing hanging by a thread; a flickering candle in the wind. Pronounced fēng zhōng zhú.
- a person or thing hanging by a thread; a flickering candle in the wind
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
wèi位
bǎi百
suì岁
lǎo老
rén人
shēn身
tǐ体
xū虚
ruò弱
，
yǐ已
shì是
fēng风
zhōng中
zhú烛
le了
。
That centenarian is very frail and is like a flickering candle in the wind.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
fāng方
yán言
rú如
jīn今
shǐ使
yòng用
zhě者
liáo寥
liáo寥
，
rú如
tóng同
fēng风
zhōng中
zhú烛
yī一
bān般
。
This ancient dialect now has very few speakers and is like a flickering candle in the wind.
Gōng公
sī司
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
duàn断
liè裂
，
yè业
wù务
rú如
fēng风
zhōng中
zhú烛
，
suí随
shí时
kě可
néng能
xī熄
miè灭
。
The company's capital chain has broken, and its operations are like a candle in the wind, which could go out at any moment.
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