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Home / Idiom / 风烛残年

one's late days · to have one foot in the grave

风烛残年
fēng zhú cán nián
f+ēng·1st tonezh+ú·2nd tonec+án·2nd tonen+ián·2nd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. candle in the wind (idiom) · fig. (of sb's life) feeble · hanging on a thread风中之烛fēng zhōng zhī zhúone's later years晚年wǎn nián
Antonyms
in one's prime风华正茂fēng huá zhèng màoyoung and vigorous (idiom)年富力强nián fù lì qiáng