長ちょう期き不ふ況きょう

noun

prolonged recession; depression; protracted economic slump

Refers to an extended period of economic downturn, more severe and longer-lasting than a simple recession.

• 日本にほんは1990年ねん代だいに長ちょう期き不ふ況きょうに陥おちいった。

  Japan fell into a prolonged recession in the 1990s.

• 長ちょう期き不ふ況きょうの影えい響きょうで失しつ業ぎょう率りつが上あがった。

  The unemployment rate rose due to the protracted economic slump.