一蟹不如一蟹
yī​xiè​bù​rú​yī​xiè

each worse than the last

  • created sense approved 一蟹不如一蟹 · yī​xiè​bù​rú​yī​xiè · each worse than the last — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一蟹不如一蟹

    yī​xiè​bù​rú​yī​xiè

    each worse than the last

    (idiom) things getting worse and worse; describing a situation where each successive generation or item is inferior to the one before it

    yí​xiè​bù​rú​yí​xiè

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · each 蟹 (literal) → 蟹 · xiè · crab 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · each 蟹 (literal) → 蟹 · xiè · crab

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense