風中燭,瓦上霜 — feng1 zhong1 zhu2 , wa3 shang4 shuang1 — Chinese Dictionary

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風

中

燭

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瓦

上

霜

風

中

燭

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瓦

上

霜

Definitions7 characters

feng¹ zhong¹ zhu² , wa³ shang⁴ shuang¹

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

風

中

燭

,

瓦

上

霜

As word

1

feng¹

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

2

zhong¹

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

3

zhu²

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

4

,

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

5

wa³

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

6

shang⁴

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

7

shuang¹

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