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世风日下
shì​fēng​rì​xià

public morals are declining

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 世风 世風 shì​fēng
    public morals
    (literary) the general standard of morality in a society; social customs and prevailing ethics
  2. 日 rì nounadjective
    daily
    daily; every day; day by day
  3. 下 xià verb
    to descend
    to go down; to get off or out of a vehicle; to leave a stage or field; to go towards a place (often southwards or towards the grassroots)