<p>The closest I can think of is "完蛋了"</p>

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2016-08-26T06:07:03.303Z
完蛋了 is quite general, I am hoping to learn a term specifically for T.V   drama. The term  " jump the shark" is similar  to" the final straw", but  "jump the shark" refers to T.V show's bad writing only. I can accept the fact that there's no equivalent  in Mandarin and consider this question closed.
Tang Ho
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2016-08-26T04:38:59.497Z
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Rayray
<p>That should be "江郞才尽"</p>

<p>"江郎才尽" means someone was always writing good articles, but one day, his article is not that good anymore. </p>

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2016-08-26T16:23:31.810Z
Yes, that's a good choice, 'House' was great the first two seasons. the writing quality went down from then on, the last season was painfully bad,  " The writers of the show had been 江郎才尽"
Tang Ho
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2016-08-31T23:05:00.253Z
Oh, well, I didn't think it went downhill quite that bad, but yeah, it was a disappointment from Season 4 on.  The intern reality show was the "jump-the-shark" moment for House.  Although, I did like the series finale all right. ¶ Oh, and +1, I quite like this choice.
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Teddy
<p>I wonder is there a Mandarin term for " jump the shark" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark</a> which means the decline of quality of a T.V show reached the breaking point for the viewers, even the most loyal fans have no choice but give up on the show. </p>

<p>My guess would be 沒救了，</p>

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  <p>The T.V show 'House' finally jumped the shark. (電視劇 「醫神」終於沒救了。)</p>
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<p>but is there other choices?</p>

<p>I am a native Cantonese speaker, there might be some mainland term I am not aware of.</p>

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I wonder is there a Mandarin term for " jump the shark"
# I wonder is there a Mandarin term for " jump the shark"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-25)

I wonder is there a Mandarin term for " jump the shark" <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark> which means the decline of quality of a T.V show reached the breaking point for the viewers, even the most loyal fans have no choice but give up on the show.

My guess would be 沒救了，

> The T.V show 'House' finally jumped the shark. (電視劇 「醫神」終於沒救了。)

but is there other choices?

I am a native Cantonese speaker, there might be some mainland term I am not aware of.

**Tags:** translation, equivalent-phrase

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-08-26. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

That should be "江郞才尽"

"江郎才尽" means someone was always writing good articles, but one day, his article is not that good anymore.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Yes, that's a good choice, 'House' was great the first two seasons. the writing quality went down from then on, the last season was painfully bad,  " The writers of the show had been 江郎才尽"  
> **username_3**: Oh, well, I didn't think it went downhill quite that bad, but yeah, it was a disappointment from Season 4 on.  The intern reality show was the "jump-the-shark" moment for House.  Although, I did like the series finale all right. ¶ Oh, and +1, I quite like this choice.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-26. Score: 0

The closest I can think of is "完蛋了"

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: 完蛋了 is quite general, I am hoping to learn a term specifically for T.V   drama. The term  " jump the shark" is similar  to" the final straw", but  "jump the shark" refers to T.V show's bad writing only. I can accept the fact that there's no equivalent  in Mandarin and consider this question closed.  

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