"風燭殘年" meaning in Chinese

See 風燭殘年 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

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]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 風燭殘年
  1. old and ailing like a candle guttering in the wind Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-風燭殘年-zh-phrase-byAHUdnL Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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