Nantoka/陵夷líng yí陵夷 (líng yí) is a Chinese word meaning “to deteriorate; to decline; to slump”.Meanings1to deteriorate2to decline3to slump4also written 凌夷Characters in 陵夷陵líng · mound夷yí · non-Han people, esp. to the East of ChinaRelated words夏威夷Hawaii, US state夷为平地to level匪夷所思unimaginable陵墓tomb陵mound夷non-Han people, esp. to the East of China化险为夷to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster格陵兰Greenland烧夷弹incendiary bomb丘陵hills江陵see 江陵縣|江陵县[Jiang1 ling2 Xian4]格陵兰岛GreenlandStudy Chinese with flashcards →