凋败

cǎo mù diāo bài

草木凋败。

The vegetation is withering.

zhè fèn jiā yè chí zǎo yào diāo bài zài nà ge hào chī lǎn zuò de ér zi shǒu li

这份家业迟早要凋败在那个好吃懒做的儿子手里。

The family property will be exhausted by the parasitic son before long.