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Home / Idiom / 日薄西山

in one's later days · "the sun is setting beyond (or behind) the western hills" - declining rapidly; nearing one's end · decline like the setting sun · in the evening of life · (like) the falling sun

日薄西山
rì bó xī shān
r+ì·4th toneb+ó·2nd tonex+ī·1st tonesh+ān·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom) · fig. the day is drawing to an end · the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)日薄崦嵫rì bó Yān zīto have only a breath of life (idiom)气息奄奄qì xī yǎn yǎnto fall · to drop · to decline · to deteriorate · to go downhill衰落shuāi luòthe sun sets in the west (idiom)夕阳西下xī yáng xī xiàimpoverished · destitute · hard · depressed (of business) · tattered · ragged凋敝diāo bìone's days (or hours) are numbered人命危浅rén mìng wēi qiǎn
Antonyms
full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous · energetic · a bright spark朝气蓬勃zhāo qì péng bóbecoming more prosperous with each passing day蒸蒸日上zhēng zhēng rì shàng