the sun is sinking in the west

the sun is sinking in the west

Sunset is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is R ì B ó x ī sh ā n, which means the sun is about to set. It refers to people who are old or things are decaying and approaching death. It comes from Li Mi's Chen Qing Biao of Jin Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Li Mi's Chen Qing Biao in the Jin Dynasty: "but Liu is dying, his life is in danger, and he never worries about it."

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, complement; refers to near death. In the first biography of Yang Xiong in the history of Han Dynasty, it is said that "when you come to Miluo, you will fall into the sky. I'm afraid that the sun will set in the West." Qu you, Ming Dynasty: a new story about jiandeng: biography of Aiqing: you must listen to it: you are afraid, but you are easily worried. The Kuomintang reactionaries are dying, and China is about to be liberated.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: dying, dying, life in danger, never worry about the future. [antonym]: vigorous, thriving