奄奄一息 (jim1 jim1 jat1 sik1) — on one's last breath; on the verge of dying in Cantonese
jimˉ¹奄jimˉ¹奄jatˉ¹一sikˉ¹息Mandarin Pinyin: yan3 yan3 (PRC) yan1 yan1 (TW) yi1 xi1(PRC) xi2 (TW)
Meaning of 奄奄一息
nounon one's last breath; on the verge of dying
Example Sentences with 奄奄一息
punˎ₄盆faaˉ¹花gonˉ¹乾zoˊ²咗，jimˉ¹奄jimˉ¹奄jatˉ¹一sikˉ¹息。
The plant is dry and dying.
keoiˏ₅佢bengˍ₆病dou˗₃到jimˉ¹奄jimˉ¹奄jatˉ¹一sikˉ¹息。
He's sick to the point of death.
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