the declining age is like a candle in the wind

the declining age is like a candle in the wind

The old age of wind and candle is an idiom pronounced f ē ngzh ú C á NNI á n. Wind Candle: a candle fluttering in the wind. Remaining years: the remaining years.

It refers to the late years when people are close to death. It comes from "after Mrs. Wei's painting".

Analysis of Idioms

A candle in the wind, a candle in front of the wind

The origin of Idioms

Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty wrote "three in fifty, or afraid of the wind and candle dying, talking about the posthumous teachings in the children's ears."

Idiom usage

It's formal; it's object, attribute, clause; it's commendatory. Examples 1. Chapter 76 of Dangkou Zhi: "I'm glad to see you come out in the future, born in a great sweat for your country, and I'm still in my twilight years. If I can't see you, I'll be very happy." 2. There are many old people like Qi who hope to live in peace, but their hopes are shattered by the guns of the aggressors. The sixth chapter of Lao She's four generations in the same hall