每下愈況
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]each; every | under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
heal; the more...the more; to recover heal; the more...the more; to recover; better |
moreover; situation | ||
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trad. (每下愈況) | 每 | 下 | 愈 | 況 | |
simp. (每下愈况) | 每 | 下 | 愈 | 况 | |
anagram | 每況愈下/每况愈下 |
Etymology
[edit]From Zhuangzi:
- 正獲之問於監市履豨也,每下愈況。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Zhèng huò zhī wèn yú jiān shì lǚ xī yě, měi xià yù kuàng. [Pinyin]
- They remind me of the questions addressed by the superintendents of the market to the inspector about examining the value of a pig by treading on it, and testing its weight as the foot descends lower and lower on the body.
正获之问于监市履豨也,每下愈况。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: měisiàyùkuàng
- Wade–Giles: mei3-hsia4-yü4-kʻuang4
- Yale: měi-syà-yù-kwàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeishiahyuhkuanq
- Palladius: мэйсяюйкуан (mɛjsjajujkuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mui5 haa6 jyu6 fong3
- Yale: múih hah yuh fong
- Cantonese Pinyin: mui5 haa6 jy6 fong3
- Guangdong Romanization: mui5 ha6 yu6 fong3
- Sinological IPA (key): /muːi̯¹³ haː²² jyː²² fɔːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]每下愈況
- (original meaning) looking further down for details will improve one's understanding of the situation
- (now more common, often considered nonstandard) Alternative form of 每況愈下 / 每况愈下 (měikuàngyùxià)
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