"風燭殘年" meaning in All languages combined

See 風燭殘年 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ niːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/, /fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ niːn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: fēngzhúcánnián [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], fung¹ zuk¹ caan⁴ nin⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], fēngzhúcánnián [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], fongjhúcánnián [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], fêng¹-chu²-tsʻan²-nien² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], fēng-jú-tsán-nyán [Mandarin, Yale], fengjwutsarnnian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], фэнчжуцаньнянь [Mandarin, Palladius], fɛnčžucanʹnjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], fūng jūk chàahn nìhn [Cantonese, Yale], fung¹ dzuk⁷ tsaan⁴ nin⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fung¹ zug¹ can⁴ nin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 风烛残年
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 風燭殘年
  1. old and ailing like a candle guttering in the wind Tags: idiomatic
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      "glosses": [
        "old and ailing like a candle guttering in the wind"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "ailing",
          "ailing"
        ],
        [
          "candle",
          "candle"
        ],
        [
          "guttering",
          "guttering"
        ],
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          "wind",
          "wind"
        ]
      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēngzhúcánnián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ zuk¹ caan⁴ nin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēngzhúcánnián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fongjhúcánnián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fêng¹-chu²-tsʻan²-nien²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēng-jú-tsán-nyán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fengjwutsarnnian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фэнчжуцаньнянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fɛnčžucanʹnjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fūng jūk chàahn nìhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ dzuk⁷ tsaan⁴ nin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ zug¹ can⁴ nin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ niːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ niːn²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "風燭殘年"
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 年",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 殘",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 燭",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 風",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "old and ailing like a candle guttering in the wind"
      ],
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        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "ailing",
          "ailing"
        ],
        [
          "candle",
          "candle"
        ],
        [
          "guttering",
          "guttering"
        ],
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēngzhúcánnián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ zuk¹ caan⁴ nin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēngzhúcánnián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fongjhúcánnián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fêng¹-chu²-tsʻan²-nien²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēng-jú-tsán-nyán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fengjwutsarnnian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фэнчжуцаньнянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fɛnčžucanʹnjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fūng jūk chàahn nìhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ dzuk⁷ tsaan⁴ nin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fung¹ zug¹ can⁴ nin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ niːn²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːn²¹ niːn²¹/"
    }
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