氣息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to have only a breath of life (idiom)

CHARACTERS

氣 qì air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
息 xī rest, put stop to, end, cease
奄 yǎn ere long; remain, tarry; feeble
奄 yǎn ere long; remain, tarry; feeble