苟延残喘 (gǒu yán cán chuǎn) | Meaning: (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence苟且偷生gǒu qiě tōu shēng

impoverished · destitute · hard · depressed (of business) · tattered · ragged凋敝diāo bì

to have only a breath of life (idiom)气息奄奄qì xī yǎn yǎn

(idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door