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Jyutping hei3 sik1 jim1 jim1
Pinyin qì xí yān yān

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic, of a person
    to be close to death; to breathe one's last breath
  2. phrase, idiomatic, of a matter
    to decline and be close to perishing

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Jyutping hei3 sik1 jim1 jim1
Pinyin qì xī yān yān

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic, of a person
    to be close to death; to breathe one's last breath
  2. phrase, idiomatic, of a matter
    to decline and be close to perishing

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Jyutping hei3 sik1 jim1 jim1
Pinyin qì xī yǎn yǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to have only a breath of life (idiom)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他已经气息奄奄。
    他已經氣息奄奄。
    tā yǐ jīng qì xī yǎn yǎn 。
    • It's on its last legs.
    • He was nearing his end.