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日薄西山
rì​bó​xī​shān

on one's last legs

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
日薄西山 rì​bó​xī​shān
on one's last legs
the sun is nearing the western mountains; used to describe being at the end of one's life or a situation that is fast approaching its end or decline

Frequency

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0.201 per million

Cross-References

Antonym

  • 旭日东升 xù​rì​dōng​shēng

Sources

Frequency data
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