江河日下

jiāng hé rì xià

Dictionary entry

rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse

What does 江河日下 mean?

江河日下 (jiāng hé rì xià) has the following dictionary meaning.

1rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse

2deteriorating day by day

Character breakdown

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江Jiāngsurname Jiang · (bound form) Yangtze River 河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) · (bound form) the Yellow River 日rì(bound form) sun · day 下xiàdown · downwards

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How to pronounce 江河日下

江河日下

jiāng hé rì xià

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