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式微

shì wēi

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shì wēi
  1. 1.(literary) to decline
  2. 2.to wane
  3. 3.title of a section in the Book of Songs 诗经[Shī jīng]

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  1. 1.to decline; to wane

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Etymology

Rebracketing of 式微 (OC *hljɯɡ mɯl, “meaningless initial particle + to decline”) in a verse of the Classic of Poetry, poem 36 (《詩經·邶風·式微》)

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