风烛残年 fēng zhú cán nián

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

风 fēng
HSK 3
wind; air; manners, atmosphere
烛 zhú
HSK 6
candle, taper; shine, illuminate
残 cán
HSK 6
injure, spoil; oppress; broken
年 nián
HSK 1
year; new-years; person's age