奄奄一息
yányǎn-yìxī
on one's last breath; at death's door
Every meaning
yǎnyǎn-yīxī
- on one's last breath; at death's door
Its characters
- 奄yǎnsuddenly
- 一yīone
- 息xībreath (as in 气息)
Words with 一
Words with 息
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.