| 奄奄一息 |
yǎn yǎn yī xī |
dying / at one's last gasp |
| 奄 |
Yǎn |
surname Yan |
| 奄 |
yān |
variant of 阉 / to castrate / variant of 淹 / to delay |
| 奄 |
yǎn |
suddenly / abruptly / hastily / to cover / to surround |
| 奄 |
Yǎn |
surname Yan |
| 奄 |
yān |
variant of 阉 / to castrate / variant of 淹 / to delay |
| 奄 |
yǎn |
suddenly / abruptly / hastily / to cover / to surround |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 息 |
xī |
(bound form) breath / (bound form) to cease; to stop / (bound form) to rest / (bound form) news / (bound form) interest (on money) / (bound form) to grow; to multiply / (literary) one's child / Taiwan pr. [xi2] |