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日削月朘
日削月朘
日削月朘

日削月朘 — “To diminish or dwindle progressively”

日削月朘 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to diminish or dwindle progressively”. Often referring to resources, wealth, or strength being continuously depleted or exploited. Literally, “daily cut, monthly shrink”.

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日削月朘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

日削月朘 Character Breakdown

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

Example Sentence with 日削月朘

由于经营不善,这家小型企业在市场竞争中日削月朘,最终难以维持。
Due to poor management, this small business was dwindling day by day in market competition, eventually finding it hard to sustain itself.

Idioms Related to 日削月朘

Synonyms of 日削月朘

  • rì日juān朘yuè月xuē削diminish or deplete day by day

Antonyms of 日削月朘

  • rì日jī积yuè月lěi累accumulate over time

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 日削月朘

What does 日削月朘 mean?

日削月朘 (rì xuē yuè juān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to diminish or dwindle progressively”.

How do you pronounce 日削月朘?

日削月朘 is pronounced rì xuē yuè juān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 日削月朘 literally mean?

Literally, 日削月朘 means “daily cut, monthly shrink”. It is used to mean “to diminish or dwindle progressively”.

What is the Chinese definition of 日削月朘?

朘:缩小,减少。日日削减,月月缩小。形容逐渐缩小。也指时时受到搜刮。

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