yuè​yíng​zé​kuī

the moon waxes only to wane

月盈则亏 月盈則虧 yuè​yíng​zé​kuī
the moon waxes only to wane
The moon begins to wane once it reaches its fullest point; a metaphor for the idea that things start to decline once they reach their peak.

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