Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

奄奄一息

yānyānyīxí

ㄧㄢ ㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄒㄧˊ

  1. 1dying
  2. 2at one's last gasp
Example

那個中了槍的人還沒有死,但卻已經奄奄一息了。

nàge zhòng le qiāng de rén hái méiyǒu sǐ dàn què yǐjīng yānyānyìxí le

The shooting victim is alive, but just barely.

Keep 奄奄一息 and it comes back until you know it.

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