"go south" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 往南走
• 恶化

Definition

字面上，“往南走”是指向南旅行。口语中，经常用来表示情况变糟或失败。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在口语中，“go south”作为比喻，常用于形容计划、局势等恶化。常听到 'Everything went south.'，多在非正式场合使用，不建议在正式写作中用。

Examples

We will go south to find the beach.

我们会**往南走**去找海滩。

My business started to go south last year.

我的生意去年开始**恶化**。

If things go south, call me right away.

如果事情**变糟**，请马上打电话给我。

The meeting was fine until everything suddenly went south.

会议本来很好，直到一切突然**恶化**。

We planned a picnic, but the weather went south fast.

我们计划野餐，但天气很快就**变糟了**。

After the repairs, my car really started to go south.

修好之后，我的车真的开始**出问题**了。