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日薄崦嵫

rì bó Yān zīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom) / fig. the day is drawing to an end / the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

日薄崦嵫 日薄崦嵫 [ri4 bo2 Yan1 zi1] /lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)/fig. the day is drawing to an end/the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)/

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Character information

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  • 日
    rì

    (bound form) sun / day / day of the month / (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Rì běn]) / (vulgar) to fuck / to have sex with

  • 薄
    báo

    thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile

    bó

    meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near

    bò

    see 薄荷[bò he]

    Bó

    surname Bo

  • 崦
    yān

    name of a mountain in Gansu

  • 嵫
    zī

    see 崦嵫[Yān zī]

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