亢龍有悔
kàng​lóng​yǒu​huǐ

excessive pride leads to failure

  • created sense approved 亢龙有悔/亢龍有悔 · kàng​lóng​yǒu​huǐ · excessive pride leads to failure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    亢龙有悔 / 亢龍有悔

    kàng​lóng​yǒu​huǐ

    excessive pride leads to failure

    A dragon at its height will have cause for regret; used to describe how being in a position of extreme power or success without humility eventually leads to disaster. From the [[易经|易經|yi4 jing1]].

    亢 (literal) → 亢 · kàng · excessive 龙 (literal) → 龙/龍 · lóng · eminent person 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 悔 (literal) → 悔 · huǐ · misfortune

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