陵夷

陵
夷
to deteriorate / to decline / to slump / also written 凌夷

Characters and words in 陵夷

陵
líng = li + (e)ng2
mound / tomb / hill / mountain
陵 = 夌 + 阝 : Li Qingzhao (li), the father of emperor Yao (夌) and the pope (阝) are in a competition over who will have the largest tomb (陵) mound (陵). They are all busy heaping up hills (陵) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2).
夷
yí = y + Ø2
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze
夷 = 大 + 弓 : The barbarians (夷) are about to hijack the space station! Just inside the entrance Maud Younger (y) and the robot (大) will fight until their death to defend the space station. The robot even has a small composite bow (弓) in his robot hands.

Words with 陵夷

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Sentences with 陵夷

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