xī​shān​rì​pò

nearing one's end

  • created sense approved 西山日迫 · xī​shān​rì​pò · nearing one's end — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    西山日迫

    xī​shān​rì​pò

    nearing one's end

    Literally meaning the sun is setting behind the western hills; used to describe a person approaching old age or a situation nearing collapse and ruin

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

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