世风日下 in English shi4 feng1 ri4 xia4 Meaning

Meanings

  • public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

世 风 日 下

Traditional Characters

世 風 日 下

Pinyin

shi4 feng1 ri4 xia4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

世shi4surname Shi 风feng1wind 日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan 下xia4down