The sun is on the wane(rì báo yú yuān)

The sun is on the wane

As a Chinese idiom, R ì B ó y ú Yu ā n in pinyin means that the sun is still on the wane. It means that people are old or things are decaying and approaching death. From Huainanzi astronomy training.

Idiom explanation

Yu Yuan, the place where the sun enters in myths and legends.

Idioms and allusions

"Huainanzi astronomy training": "as far as Yu Yuan is concerned, it means dusk." Zhuang kuiji said: "Taiping Yulan is thinner than Yuyuan."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing. In Xie Zhen's & lt; women's daily & gt;, it is said that "if the rate is short-lived, it will go to nothing, and if it exists, it will also have the prospect of the end of the day."

Chinese PinYin : rì báo yú yuān