日薄西山
rì​bó​xī​shān

on one's last legs

  • created sense approved 日薄西山 · rì​bó​xī​shān · on one's last legs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    日 (literal) → 日 · rì · sun 薄 (literal) → 薄 · bó · to approach 西山 (literal) → 西山 · xī​shān · western mountains

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

    created sense