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be in the evening of one's life; be nearing the end of one's days; decline like the setting sun; the sun is sinking behind the western hills

rì bó xī shān

日 薄 西 山

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derogbe in the evening of one's life; be nearing the end of one's days; decline like the setting sun; the sun is sinking behind the western hills
- jiù de shì jiè rì bó xī shān
  旧的世界日薄西山。
  The sun is setting on the old world.
- fāng yán zài xīn jiā pō yǐ rì bó xī shān qì xī yǎn yǎn
  方言在新加坡已日薄西山，气息奄奄。
  Dialects are already slowly dying in singapore.
synonym
qì xī yǎn yǎn气息奄奄 rì mù tú qióng日暮途穷
antonym
zhāo qì péng bó朝气蓬勃 fāng xīng wèi ài方兴未艾 zhēng zhēng rì shàng蒸蒸日上 rú rì zhōng tiān如日中天 chūn qiū dǐng shèng春秋鼎盛

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