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to have only a breath of life (idiom)

气息奄奄
qì xī yān yān
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
dying · at one's last gasp奄奄一息yǎn yǎn yī xī(idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door苟延残喘gǒu yán cán chuǎnto be critically ill · to be terminally ill病危bìng wēiimpoverished · destitute · hard · depressed (of business) · tattered · ragged凋敝diāo bìas 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 cúnto approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave行将就木xíng jiāng jiù mù
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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