bō​jí​bì​fù

things turn around at their lowest point

  • created reference approved 剥极必复/剝極必復 → 否极泰来/否極泰來 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    剥极必复 / 剝極必復 bō​jí​bì​fù

    否极泰来 / 否極泰來 pǐ​jí​tài​lái

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 剥极必复/剝極必復 → 否极必泰/否極必泰 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    剥极必复 / 剝極必復 bō​jí​bì​fù

    否极必泰 / 否極必泰 pǐ​jí​bì​tài

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 剥极必复/剝極必復 · bō​jí​bì​fù · things turn around at their lowest point — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    剥极必复 / 剝極必復

    bō​jí​bì​fù

    things turn around at their lowest point

    When bad fortune reaches its extreme, it must reverse and start to improve; things turn for the better after hitting rock bottom.

    剥 (literal) → 剥/剝 · bō · [hexagram] 极 (literal) → 极/極 · jí · to reach the limit 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · certainly 复 (literal) → 复/復 · fù · the Return

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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