風中之燭 fēng zhōng zhī zhú

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. candle in the wind (idiom)
  2. fig. (of sb's life) feeble
  3. hanging on a thread

CHARACTERS

風 fēng wind; air; manners, atmosphere
中 zhōng
HSK 1
central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
燭 zhú candle, taper; to shine, illuminate