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日朘月削
日朘月削
日朘月削

日朘月削 — “To diminish or be depleted day by day and month by month”

日朘月削 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to diminish or be depleted day by day and month by month”. To dwindle gradually; to be continuously eroded or exploited. Literally, “Daily dwindling, monthly paring”.

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日朘月削 Pronunciation and Pinyin

日朘月削 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
朘juān11shrink or exploit
月
yuè4moon or month
削
xuē9peel, cut, reduce, dismiss

Example Sentence with 日朘月削

由于市场竞争激烈,这家公司的利润日朘月削,面临严峻考验。
Due to intense market competition, this company's profits have been diminishing day by day, facing severe challenges.

Idioms Related to 日朘月削

Synonyms of 日朘月削

  • rì日xuē削yuè月juān朘daily cut, monthly shrink
  • rì日juān朘yuè月jiǎn减shrink or diminish gradually

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 日朘月削

What does 日朘月削 mean?

日朘月削 (rì juān yuè xuē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to diminish or be depleted day by day and month by month”.

How do you pronounce 日朘月削?

日朘月削 is pronounced rì juān yuè xuē in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 日朘月削 literally mean?

Literally, 日朘月削 means “Daily dwindling, monthly paring”. It is used to mean “to diminish or be depleted day by day and month by month”.

What is the Chinese definition of 日朘月削?

朘:缩小,减少。形容逐渐缩小。也指时时受到搜刮。同“日削月朘”。

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