下乔木入幽谷

下喬木入幽谷
xiàqiáomùrùyōugǔ

to forsake light for darkness; to go from a good situation into a bad one

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 下 xià
  1. down
  2. downwards
  3. below
  4. lower
  5. later
  6. next (week etc)
  7. second (of two parts)
  8. to decline
  9. to go down
  10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. measure word to show the frequency of an action
2 乔木 qiáomù tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木 guànmù, bush or shrub)
3 入 rù
  1. to enter; to go into
  2. to join; to become a member of
  3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时 rùshí)
  4. abbr. for 入声 rùshēng
  5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
4 幽谷 yōugǔ deep valley