"go south" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 往南走
• 惡化

Definition

字面上，「往南走」是指往南方行走。口語上常用來表示情況變糟或失敗。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語上，“go south”用來比喻事情計劃、狀況等出現惡化。常見於會話：'Everything went south.'，不適用於正式文書。

Examples

We will go south to find the beach.

我們會**往南走**去找海灘。

My business started to go south last year.

我的生意去年開始**惡化**。

If things go south, call me right away.

如果事情**變糟**，請馬上聯絡我。

The meeting was fine until everything suddenly went south.

會議本來很好，直到一切突然**惡化**。

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

我們計劃野餐，但天氣很快就**惡化了**。

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

修好之後，我的車真的開始**出問題**了。