lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom); fig. (of sb's life) feeble; hanging on a thread
trad. 風中燭，瓦上霜
Also written 風中燭，瓦上霜【fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng】
Characters in this word
6风
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wind, news, style, custom, manner, CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- Pinyin
- fēng
- Traditional
- 風
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2842 of 2500
中
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(bound form) China; Chinese, surname Zhong
- Pinyin
- Zhōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 147 of 2500
烛
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candle, (literary) to illuminate
- Pinyin
- zhú
- Traditional
- 燭
- Strokes
- 10
瓦
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roof tile, abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
- Pinyin
- wǎ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 5429 of 2500
上
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used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- Pinyin
- shǎng
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 61 of 2500
霜
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frost, white powder or cream spread over a surface, frosting, (skin) cream
- Pinyin
- shuāng
- Strokes
- 17
- Frequency
- 22034 of 2500