江河日下

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Chinese

the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers; rivers at the moment; currently; to go down day by day
simp. and trad.
(江河日下)
江河 日下
Literally: “the (water level) of the streams and rivers goes down by the day (because of the change of seasons)”.

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江河日下

  1. to worsen by the day; to get worse with each passing day