風中之燭 fēng zhōng zhī zhú

lit. candle in the wind (idiom); fig. (of sb's life) feeble

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
風 fēng
wind; style; manner
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
燭 zhú
candle; (literary) to illuminate