式微 [－－]

Jyutping sik1 mei4
Pinyin shì wēi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (literary) to decline
  2. to wane
  3. title of a section in the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    形容​文化​、​習俗​等​慢慢​衰落
    to decline gradually
    • 工廠北移之後，製造業開始式微。
      工厂北移之后，制造业开始式微。
      gung1 cong2 bak1 ji4 zi1 hau6, zai3 zou6 jip6 hoi1 ci2 sik1 mei4.
      After factories moved north, the manufacturing industry started to decline.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to decline; to wane
    (syn.) 陵替, 替, 衰落, 露渣, 败落, 没落, 沦落, 衰敗, 零落, 破落, 衰微, 淪落, 衰败, 敗落, 沒落
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    工厂北移之后，制造业开始式微。
    工廠北移之後，製造業開始式微。
    gung1 cong2 bak1 ji4 zi1 hau6, zai3 zou6 jip6 hoi1 ci2 sik1 mei4.
    • After factories moved north, the manufacturing industry started to decline.