风中烛
Traditional (Taiwan):
風中燭
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person who may die at any time
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someone on their last legs
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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
- Literally
- candle in the wind
- Meaning
- Someone, usually seriously ill or very old, who may die at any time. Close to "on one's last legs."
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