pǐ​jí​shēng​tài

extreme misfortune leads to peace

  • created sense approved 否极生泰/否極生泰 · pǐ​jí​shēng​tài · extreme misfortune leads to peace — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    否极生泰 / 否極生泰

    pǐ​jí​shēng​tài

    extreme misfortune leads to peace

    peace and prosperity follow when misfortune has reached its peak

    否 (literal) → 否 · pǐ · bad 极 (literal) → 极/極 · jí · to reach the limit 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to give rise to 泰 (literal) → 泰 · tài · hexagram Tai

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    created sense