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世風日下

简 世风日下 · 繁 世風日下
Mandarin · pinyin shì fēng rì xià

Meanings

  1. public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

世
shì · generation; world; era
風
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
风
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
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4–1–4–4 · shi4 feng1 ri4 xia4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sai3 fung1 jat6 haa6

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sai3 fung1 jat6 haa6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) the world's morals are worsening day by day.

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