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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
沒落 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
沒落 ＝ 沒 ＋ 落
ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ · mòluò
verb — to decline, fall into decay, go downhill

字源 FORM — what the parts do

沒to sink under (沉沒)mòhere read mò, the "submerge" sense, not méi
落to fall (落下)luò
沒落，沉沒的沒，落下的落。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

曾經的興盛，沉（沒）下去，落（落）了下來。
The old glory sinks (沒) under and falls (落) away.
關 · Related
衰落shuāiluòthe same 落, fading into decline