淹淹一息 — “On one's last gasp”
淹淹一息 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “on one's last gasp”. At the point of death; barely alive; critically ill and close to death.
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小猫被救出来的时候，已经淹淹一息，浑身湿透，但兽医说还有救。
When the kitten was rescued, it was barely alive and completely soaked, but the vet said it could still be saved.
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What does 淹淹一息 mean?
淹淹一息 (yān yān yī xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “on one's last gasp”.
How do you pronounce 淹淹一息?
淹淹一息 is pronounced yān yān yī xī in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 淹淹一息?
形容呼吸微弱，濒于死亡。同“奄奄一息”。