陵夷

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

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to change from prosperity to failure; to deteriorate; to decline; to slump
  2. to change from prosperity to failure; to deteriorate; to decline; to slump

Wiktionary

  1. 山势渐遭削平。
  2. 渐趋于衰微。《汉书．卷一○．武帝纪》：「帝王之道，日以陵夷。」《文选．扬雄．长杨赋》：「以此为国家之大务，淫荒田猎，陵夷而不御也。」也作「凌夷」、「凌夷」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 陵 líng
  1. mound
  2. tomb
  3. hill
  4. mountain
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

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

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