气息奄奄 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to have only a breath of life

Character by character

• 气qìair, gas; steam, vapor; anger
• 息xīto end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath,
• 奄yǎnto remain, to tarry; feeble
• 奄yǎnto remain, to tarry; feeble

Idioms sharing a character

• 一团和气 yī tuán hé qì
• 串通一气 chuàn tōng yī qì
• 勇气可嘉 yǒng qì kě jiā
• 和气生财 hé qì shēng cái
• 和气致祥 hé qì zhì xiáng
• 唉声叹气 āi shēng tàn qì
• 喜气洋洋 xǐ qì yáng yáng
• 嚣张气焰 xiāo zhāng qì yàn
• 垂头丧气 chuí tóu sàng qì
• 年轻气盛 nián qīng qì shèng

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