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Home / Idiom / 奄奄一息

dying · at one's last gasp

奄奄一息
yǎn yǎn yī xī
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The shooting victim is alive, but just barely.
那个中了槍的人还没有死，但卻已经奄奄一息了。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to have only a breath of life (idiom)气息奄奄qì xī yǎn yǎnimminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis岌岌可危jí jí kě wēito be at death's door (idiom)命在旦夕mìng zài dàn xīto be critically ill · to be terminally ill病危bìng wēias long as one lives · so long as one still has a breath left · till one's last gasp一息尚存yī xī shàng cún
Antonyms
lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom) · fig. vigorous and lively生龙活虎shēng lóng huó hǔ(idiom) vibrant; full of vitality生气勃勃shēng qì bó bó
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