世風日下 shì fēng rì xià

DEFINITIONS

  1. public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)

CHARACTERS

世 shì
HSK 3
generation; world; era
風 fēng wind; air; manners, atmosphere
日 rì
HSK 2
sun; day; daytime
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down