rì​zhōng​zé​zè

to decline after reaching a peak

Senses

日中则昃/ 日中則昃 rì​zhōng​zé​zè to decline after reaching a peak

The sun begins to set once it reaches the zenith; used to describe how things inevitably decline after reaching a peak or that development will eventually reverse direction.

References

synonym 日中则昃/日中則昃 月盈则食/月盈則食
synonym 日中则昃/日中則昃 月满则亏/月滿則虧
see 月满则亏/月滿則虧 日中则昃/日中則昃
synonym 月盈则亏/月盈則虧 日中则昃/日中則昃