风中烛，瓦上霜 fēng zhōng zhú ， wǎ shàng shuāng

lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
烛 zhú HSK 6
candle; (literary) to illuminate
瓦 wǎ HSK 6
roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特wǎ tè
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
霜 shuāng HSK 6
frost; white powder or cream spread over a surface