风中烛，瓦上霜
风中烛，瓦上霜
fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom); fig. (of sb's life) feeble; hanging on a thread
idiom
Traditional: 風中燭，瓦上霜
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- (idiom) lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
- fig. (of sb's life) feeble
- hanging on a thread
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Related Words
风中之烛(fēng zhōng zhī zhú)— lit. candle in the wind (idiom)
→一日三秋(yī rì sān qiū)— a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
→一日不见，如隔三秋(yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū)— one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
→一条绳上的蚂蚱(yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha)— lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom)
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