"世も末" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

IPA: [jo̞mo̞sɨᵝe̞] Forms: 世も末 [canonical] (ruby: (), (すえ)), yo mo sue [romanization]
Etymology: 世 (yo, “world”) + も (mo, “too, also”) + 末 (sue, “end”). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|世|も|末|t1=world|t2=too, also|t3=end|tr1=yo|tr2=mo|tr3=sue}} 世 (yo, “world”) + も (mo, “too, also”) + 末 (sue, “end”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|phrase|よ も すえ}} 世(よ)も末(すえ) • (yo mo sue)
  1. the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

Download JSON data for 世も末 meaning in Japanese (1.7kB)

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