风烛残年 in English feng1 zhu2 can2 nian2 Meaning

Meanings

  • one's late days
  • to have one foot in the grave

Simplified Characters

风 烛 残 年

Traditional Characters

風 燭 殘 年

Pinyin

feng1 zhu2 can2 nian2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

风feng1wind 烛zhu2candle 残can2to destroy 年nian2surname Nian