凌夷

língyí
  1. to deteriorate
  2. to decline
  3. to slump
  4. also written 陵夷

CEDICT

衰微、衰败。《旧唐书．卷一九○．文苑传下．刘蕡传》：「今威柄凌夷，藩臣跋扈。」宋．苏轼〈议学校贡举状〉：「风俗凌夷，以至南渡。」也作「陵夷」、「凌夷」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

凌夷 língyí

Entry Composition

1 凌 líng
  1. to approach
  2. to rise high
  3. thick ice
  4. to insult or maltreat
2 夷 yí
  1. non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
  2. barbarians
  3. to wipe out
  4. to exterminate
  5. to tear down
  6. to raze

Related entries

陵夷 língyí
  1. to deteriorate
  2. to decline
  3. to slump
  4. also written 凌夷
衰败 shuāibài
  1. to decline
  2. to wane
  3. to decay
  4. to deteriorate
近几年，很多当地的传统都衰败了。

Many local traditions have fallen into decay in recent years.

Source: Tatoeba

衰落 shuāiluò
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to decline
  4. to deteriorate
  5. to go downhill
下降 xiàjiàng
  1. to decline
  2. to drop
  3. to fall
  4. to go down
  5. to decrease
气温突然下降了。

The temperature has suddenly dropped.

Source: Tatoeba

式微 shìwēi
  1. (literary) to decline
  2. to wane
  3. title of a section in the Book of Songs 诗经 Shījīng
那個男人大聲咆哮，但她訓練有素的客服式微笑始終沒有消退。

The man ranted and raved, but her well practiced customer service smile remained unflinching.

Source: Tatoeba

View more