风中烛，瓦上霜 風中燭，瓦上霜
fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng
Meaning
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom); fig. (of sb's life) feeble; hanging on a thread
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Characters
风fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news几乂中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese口丨烛zhúcandle, taper; to illuminate, to shine火虫瓦wǎtile; pottery, earthenware上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous⺊一霜shuāngfrost; frozen, crystallized, candied雨相