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风中之烛

fēng zhōng zhī zhú

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 风中之烛

• 中 中 zhōng: within
• 中 中 zhòng: to hit (the mark)
• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 风 风 fēng: wind
• 烛 烛 zhú: candle