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一日不如一日

Mandarin · pinyin yī rì bù rú yī rì

Meanings

  1. to be getting worse by the day
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
如
rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
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1–4–4–2–1–4 · yi1 ri4 bu4 ru2 yi1 ri4

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