candle in the wind

Noun

 * 1)  A fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.
 * 2) * 1990, Muthiah Alagappa, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Malaysia), Building confidence, resolving conflicts: proceedings of the Second Asia-Pacific Roundtable, Kuala Lumpur, July 1-4, 1988, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, p. 14:
 * The South Koreans have indeed accomplished an economic miracle in the past three decades but their economy is 'a candle in the wind'
 * 1) * 1999, Royal African Society, African affairs, Volume 98, Published for the Royal African Society by the Oxford University Press, p. 114:
 * ... tyranny in Cameroon today is a candle in the wind. Its days, it is hoped, are numbered ...
 * 1) * 2007, Pacific indigenous dialogue: on faith, peace, reconciliation and good governance, Alafua Campus,Continuing and Community Education Programme, University of the South Pacific, p. 192:
 * Sometimes around here, it seems like hope is a candle in the wind.
 * 1) * 2007, Pacific indigenous dialogue: on faith, peace, reconciliation and good governance, Alafua Campus,Continuing and Community Education Programme, University of the South Pacific, p. 192:
 * Sometimes around here, it seems like hope is a candle in the wind.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 風中之燭
 * Finnish: kynttilänliekki,
 * French: petite chose fragile
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: