夕阳西下xī yáng xī xiàthe evening (/setting)sun sinking in the west-sth. on the decline
❍ 整个帝国正如～，随时都可能垮掉。The whole empire was just like the evening sun sinking in the west and was likely to collapse at any moment. 夕阳西下xī yánɡ xī xià指黄昏时太阳落下的景象。at sunset, on the decline |