风中烛，瓦上霜

lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom) / fig. (of sb's life) feeble / hanging on a thread

wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]

China / Chinese / surname Zhong

within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)

candle / (literary) to illuminate

roof tile / abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

frost / white powder or cream spread over a surface / frosting / (skin) cream