风中烛，瓦上霜

fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng

lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)

fig. (of sb's life) feeble; hanging on a thread

风

fēng

wind

中

zhōng

(bound form) China; Chinese

烛

zhú

candle

，

,

瓦

wǎ

roof tile

上

shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous

霜

shuāng

frost