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風中燭，瓦上霜

fēngzhōngzhú,wǎshàngshuāng

ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˊ , ㄨㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄤ

Simplified 风中烛，瓦上霜

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

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