淩夷

凌夷
língyí

alternative form of 陵夷 (língyí, “to deteriorate”)

Wiktionary

Homographs

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

Entry Composition

1 淩 líng variant of 凌 líng
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