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with the oil running dry and the lamp light going out; till one's death

yóu jìn dēng kū

油 尽 灯 枯

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slwith the oil running dry and the lamp light going out; till one's death
- yóu jìn dēng kū le wǒ xiàn zài zhí bǐ shí yǐ jīng qī hēi yī piàn
  油尽灯枯了，我现在执笔时已经漆黑一片。
  The lamp's gone out, and I'm writing in the darkness.
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dēng jìn yóu kū灯尽油枯 dēng kū yóu jìn灯枯油尽 jīng shuāi lì jié精衰力竭

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