奄奄一息

dying / at one's last gasp

surname Yan

variant of 閹|阉[yan1] / to castrate / variant of 淹[yan1] / to delay

suddenly / abruptly / hastily / to cover / to surround

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

breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]