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每下愈況

简每下愈况 · 繁每下愈況

Mandarin · pinyin měi xià yù kuàng

see 每況愈下 měi kuàng yù xià

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每: měi · every, each
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
愈: yù · more and more, even more
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况: kuàng · condition, situation; furthermore

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3–4–4–4 · mei3 xia4 yu4 kuang4

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mui5 haa6 jyu6 fong3

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(original meaning) looking further down for details will improve one's understanding of the situation
(now more common, often considered nonstandard) alternative form of 每況愈下 /每况愈下 (měikuàngyùxià)

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