否極必泰
pǐ​jí​bì​tài

extreme misfortune leads to peace

  • created sense approved 否极必泰/否極必泰 · pǐ​jí​bì​tài · extreme misfortune leads to peace — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    否极必泰 / 否極必泰

    pǐ​jí​bì​tài

    extreme misfortune leads to peace

    misfortune reaches its limit and must change into prosperity and peace; things turn around at their lowest point

    否 (literal) → 否 · pǐ · bad 极 (literal) → 极/極 · jí · to reach the limit 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · certainly 泰 (literal) → 泰 · tài · hexagram Tai

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

    created sense