风中烛，瓦上霜 in English feng1 zhong1 zhu2 , wa3 shang4 shuang1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically (of somebody's life) feeble
  • hanging on a thread

Simplified Characters

风 中 烛 ， 瓦 上 霜

Traditional Characters

風 中 燭 ， 瓦 上 霜

Pinyin

feng1 zhong1 zhu2 , wa3 shang4 shuang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

风feng1wind 中zhong1China 烛zhu2candle ， 瓦wa3roof tile 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 霜shuang1frost