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粵語辭叢

日落西山

jat6 lok6 sai1 saan1included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

去到太陽落山嘅時候,比喻事物唔再興盛,轉為衰落 (to be near one's end; literally: sunset falls behind the western hills)

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呢間公司已經日落西山,生意一落千丈。

This company is past its prime, its business has plummeted dramatically.

維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /jɐt̚² lɔːk̚² sɐi̯⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

01

sunset; nightfall; dusk

02

to be near one's death or end