Daily Chinese Idiom October 04, 2023
风中之烛
fēng zhōng zhī zhú
Lit. candle in the wind; fig. (of sb's life) feeble; hanging on a thread
Traditional:
風中之燭
老拙夫妇年近七旬，如风中之烛，早暮难保。
The elderly couple, both in their late seventies, are like candles in the wind, their twilight years uncertain.
