一代不如一代
yī​dài​bù​rú​yī​dài

to get worse with each generation

  • created sense approved 一代不如一代 · yī​dài​bù​rú​yī​dài · to get worse with each generation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一代不如一代

    yī​dài​bù​rú​yī​dài

    to get worse with each generation

    Used to describe how things or situations are declining over time, or that the younger generation is not as capable as the older one

    一代 (literal) → 一代 · yī​dài · generation 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 一代 (literal) → 一代 · yī​dài · generation

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    created sense