日薄崦嵫 in English ri4 bo2 Yan1 zi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the sun sets in Yanzi (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the day is drawing to an end
  • the last days (of a person, a dynasty and so on)

Simplified Characters

日 薄 崦 嵫

Traditional Characters

日 薄 崦 嵫

Pinyin

ri4 bo2 Yan1 zi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

日ri4abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan 薄bao2surname Bo 崦yan1name of a mountain in Gansu 嵫zi1see 崦嵫[Yan1 zi1]