- the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
- fig. time of decline
- the end of an era
- Sic transit gloria mundi
Characters
- 日 (日): abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
- 落 (落): to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind
- 西 (西): the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish
- 山 (山): surname Shan
Resources
- Wiktionary: 日落西山
- MDBG: 日落西山
- Examples with 日落西山 on Tatoeba
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