日落西山 — “The sun sets in the west”
日落西山 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the sun sets in the west”. Metaphorically, a person in their twilight years nearing the end of life, or a thing in decline and approaching its end. Literally, “The sun sets in the western mountains”.
日落西山 Pronunciation and Pinyin
日落西山 Character Breakdown
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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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Open the tool →Questions about 日落西山
What does 日落西山 mean?
日落西山 (rì luò xī shān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the sun sets in the west”.
How do you pronounce 日落西山?
日落西山 is pronounced rì luò xī shān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 日落西山 literally mean?
Literally, 日落西山 means “the sun sets in the western mountains”. It is used to mean “the sun sets in the west”.
What is the Chinese definition of 日落西山?
太阳快要落山。比喻人到老年将死或事物接近衰亡。