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日堙月塞 — “To become increasingly obstructed or blocked over time”

日堙月塞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become increasingly obstructed or blocked over time”. To gradually fall into stagnation or disrepair. Literally, “Daily blockage, monthly obstruction”.

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日堙月塞 Pronunciation and Pinyin

日堙月塞 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
堙
yīn12block, obstruct, stifle
月
yuè4moon or month
塞
sāi13to block or plug

Example Sentence with 日堙月塞

如果一个人的学习方法长期得不到改进,知识吸收就会日堙月塞,进步缓慢。
If one's learning methods are not improved for a long time, knowledge absorption will gradually become obstructed, and progress will be slow.

Idioms Related to 日堙月塞

More idioms starting with 日

  • rì日shàng上sān三gān竿It's late morning, time to get up
  • rì日xià下wú无shuāng双Unparalleled in the capital
  • rì日bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
  • rì日bù不xiá暇jǐ给too busy to spare time
  • rì日bù不yí移yǐng影in an instant
  • rì日bù不yí移guǐ晷in an instant
  • rì日dōng东yuè月xī西separated by a great distance
  • rì日zhōng中wéi为shì市market at noon
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食Things decline after reaching their peak
  • rì日zhōng中zé则yí移at peak, things decline

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Questions about 日堙月塞

What does 日堙月塞 mean?

日堙月塞 (rì yīn yuè sāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become increasingly obstructed or blocked over time”.

How do you pronounce 日堙月塞?

日堙月塞 is pronounced rì yīn yuè sāi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 日堙月塞 literally mean?

Literally, 日堙月塞 means “Daily blockage, monthly obstruction”. It is used to mean “to become increasingly obstructed or blocked over time”.

What is the Chinese definition of 日堙月塞?

一天天堵塞,不通畅。

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