残灯碰上羊角风，一吹就灭殘燈碰上羊角風，一吹就滅殘燈碰上羊角風，一吹就滅

A dying lamp meets a whirlwind: one gust and it's out

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes something so fragile that it cannot withstand any setback or blow.
Wordplay: 灭 (miè) means both 'go out' (a flame) and 'perish'.

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Simplified: 残灯碰上羊角风，一吹就灭
Traditional (Taiwan): 殘燈碰上羊角風，一吹就滅
Pinyin: cándēng pèngshàng yángjiǎofēng, yì chuī jiù miè
Bopomofo: ㄘㄢˊ ㄉㄥㄆㄥˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄥ，ㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄟㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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