風燭殘年 fēng zhú cán nián

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

風 fēng wind; air; manners, atmosphere
燭 zhú candle, taper; to shine, illuminate
殘 cán injure, spoil; oppress; broken
年 nián
HSK 1
year; new-years; person's age