if things go on like this
In the long run, the Chinese idiom pinyin is ch á NGC ǐ y ǐ w ǎ ng, which means that it will last for a long time. It comes from the history of the palace of the Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Gaoyang's "Qing palace history" Volume I: "in the long run, it will be like the last years of the Ming Dynasty. Influenced by the words and road, the great government will vacillate. The government can't do one thing."
Idiom usage
A long time will lead to bad results. "If it goes on like this, I'm afraid it will become more and more desolate."
if things go on like this
The branch is bigger than the root - zhī dà yù běn
read by the light of bagged fireflies or the reflected light of snow - náng yíng yìng xuě