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陵夷
 
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líng yí
  • to deteriorate
  • to decline
  • to slump
  • also written 凌夷

陵夷 líng yí

陵夷
1 山势渐遭削平。汉.桓宽《盐铁论.诏圣》:「故峻则楼季三刃,陵夷则牧竖易山巅。」
2 渐趋于衰微。《汉书.卷一○.武帝纪》:「帝王之道,日以陵夷。」《文选.扬雄.长杨赋》:「以此为国家之大务,淫荒田猎,陵夷而不御也。」也作「凌夷」、「凌夷」。

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