風燭殘年 fēng zhú cán nián

one's late days; to have one foot in the grave

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. one's late days
  2. 2. to have one foot in the grave

Characters

Character Meaning
風 fēng
wind; style; manner
燭 zhú
candle; (literary) to illuminate
殘 cán
incomplete; disabled; remnant
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)