每況愈下 [－况－－]

Jyutping mui5 fong3 jyu6 haa6
Pinyin měi kuàng yù xià

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to steadily deteriorate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    越​嚟​越​差​；​持續​惡化​；​不斷​倒退
    to become worse and worse; to steadily deteriorate
    • 佢嘅病情每況愈下，可能就嚟唔得......
      佢嘅病情每况愈下，可能就嚟唔得......
      keoi5 ge3 beng6 cing4 mui5 fong3 jyu6 haa6, ho2 nang4 zau6 lai4 m4 dak1...
      His illness is getting worse. Perhaps he will pass away very soon...
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire; to go from bad to worse; to steadily deteriorate
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    病人的病情每况愈下。
    病人的病情每況愈下。
    bìng rén de bìng qíng měi kuàng yù xià 。
    • The patient is getting worse and worse day by day.
  2. Mandarin
    他的身体状况每况愈下。
    他的身體狀況每況愈下。
    tā de shēn tǐ zhuàng kuàng měi kuàng yù xià 。
    • His condition got worse every day.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢嘅病情每况愈下，可能就嚟唔得......
    佢嘅病情每況愈下，可能就嚟唔得......
    keoi5 ge3 beng6 cing4 mui5 fong3 jyu6 haa6, ho2 nang4 zau6 lai4 m4 dak1...
    • His illness is getting worse. Perhaps he will pass away very soon...