每況愈下

Chinese

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heal; the more...the more; to recover; better

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under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter

|- !trad. (每況愈下) | 每 | 況 | 愈 | 下 |- !simp. (每况愈下) | 每 | 况 | 愈 | 下 |}

Etymology

From Zhuangzi (莊子).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): měikuàngyùxià

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mui⁵ fong³ jyu⁶ haa⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: měikuàngyùxià
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeikuanqyiwshiah
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mui⁵ fong³ jyu⁶ haa⁶
  - Yale: múih fong yuh hah
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mui⁵ fong³ jy⁶ haa⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: mui⁵ fong³ yu⁶ ha⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /muːi̯¹³ fɔːŋ³³ jyː²² hɑː²²/

Idiom

每況愈下

to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire; to go from bad to worse; to steadily deteriorate

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