Nantoka/凌夷líng yí凌夷 (líng yí) is a Chinese word meaning “to deteriorate; to decline; to slump”.Meanings1to deteriorate2to decline3to slump4also written 陵夷Characters in 凌夷凌líng · to approach夷yí · non-Han people, esp. to the East of ChinaRelated words凌晨very early in the morning夏威夷Hawaii, US state冰激凌ice cream凌to approach凌surname Ling凌驾to be above夷为平地to level匪夷所思unimaginable欺凌to bully and humiliate夷non-Han people, esp. to the East of China凌乱messy; disarrayed; disheveled凌辱to insultStudy Chinese with flashcards →