日薄崦嵫

rì bó yān zī

lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)

fig. the day is drawing to an end; the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)

日

rì

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

薄

bó

meager

崦

yān

name of a mountain in Gansu

嵫

zī

see 崦嵫[Yan1 zi1]