衰すい幣へい

noun

decline; decay; deterioration

Rare, formal noun referring to a state of decline or decay, often of institutions, fortunes, or physical condition. Not in common modern use; 衰退 (すいたい) or 衰微 (すいび) are more frequent.

• その国くにの衰すい幣へいは誰だれの目めにも明あきらかだった。

  The decline of that country was obvious to everyone.