風燭殘年

Chinese

		candle in the wind; aged; declining	the last days of the year; the evening of life; declining years
trad. (風燭殘年)		風燭	殘年
simp. (风烛残年)		风烛	残年

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēngzhúcánnián

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄥㄓㄨˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ zuk¹ caan⁴ nin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fēngzhúcánnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄥㄓㄨˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fengjwutsarnnian
  - IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fung¹ zuk¹ caan⁴ nin⁴
  - Yale: fūng jūk chàahn nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ dzuk⁷ tsaan⁴ nin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ zug¹ can⁴ nin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰäːn²¹ niːn²¹/

Idiom

風燭殘年

old and ailing like a candle guttering in the wind

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