每下愈況

Chinese

		each; every	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	heal; the more...the more; to recover heal; the more...the more; to recover; better	moreover; situation
trad. (每下愈況)		每	下	愈	況
simp. (每下愈况)		每	下	愈	况

Etymology

From Zhuangzi:

正獲之問於監市履豨也，每下愈況。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

正获之问于监市履豨也，每下愈况。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

Zhèng huò zhī wèn yú jiān shì lǚ xī yě, měi xià yù kuàng. [Pinyin]

They remind me of the questions addressed by the superintendents of the market to the inspector about examining the value of a pig by treading on it, and testing its weight as the foot descends lower and lower on the body.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): měixiàyùkuàng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mui⁵ haa⁶ jyu⁶ fong³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: měixiàyùkuàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: měisiàyùkuàng
  - Wade–Giles: mei³-hsia⁴-yü⁴-kʻuang⁴
  - Yale: měi-syà-yù-kwàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeishiahyuhkuanq
  - Palladius: мэйсяюйкуан (mɛjsjajujkuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mui⁵ haa⁶ jyu⁶ fong³
  - Yale: múih hah yuh fong
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mui⁵ haa⁶ jy⁶ fong³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mui⁵ ha⁶ yu⁶ fong³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːi̯¹³ haː²² jyː²² fɔːŋ³³/

Idiom

每下愈況

(original meaning) looking further down for details will improve one's understanding of the situation
(now more common, often considered nonstandard) Alternative form of 每況愈下／每况愈下 (měikuàngyùxià)

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