steadily deteriorate
In Chinese idioms, Pinyin is m à IXI à y à Ku à ng, meaning the more obvious the lower. It comes from Zhuangzi's journey to the north.
The origin of Idioms
Chuang Tzu's travel to the North: "the teacher's question is not as good as the quality, and he is getting more and more questions from the supervisor."
Idiom usage
Complex form; predicate, attribute, complement; describe the decline. However, as the situation goes from bad to worse, it is possible for us to attach importance to the society, and turn the true image of history into a hidden one. Preface to the romance of Jin Dynasty by Wu Jianren in Qing Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
Know what you see
steadily deteriorate
follow correct opinions or well-intentioned advice like water flowing swiftly and smoothly downward - cóng shàn ruò liú