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一落千丈
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PinYin yī luò qiān zhàng
Simplified 一落千丈
Traditional 一落千丈
- lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
- fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
- to take a dive
Chinese meanings
- yī luò qiān zhàng
形容地位、景况、声誉等下降得很厉害。
Chinese meanings
- yī luò qiān zhàng
【近义】一泻千里、每况愈下、江河日下
【反义】一步登天、一往无前、突飞猛进
【释义】原指琴声陡然降落。后用来形容声誉、地位或经济状况急剧下降。
【出处】唐·韩愈《听颖师弹琴》诗:“跻攀分寸不可上,失势一落千丈强。”
【用例】所以喜奎一嫁,转瞬坤伶声势,~,伶界牛耳,又让男伶夺去。(蔡东藩、许廑父《民国通俗演义》第一二六回)
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