yuè​yíng​zé​kuī

the moon waxes only to wane

  • created reference approved 月盈则亏/月盈則虧 → 月满则亏/月滿則虧 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    月盈则亏 / 月盈則虧 yuè​yíng​zé​kuī

    月满则亏 / 月滿則虧 yuè​mǎn​zé​kuī

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  • created reference approved 月盈则亏/月盈則虧 → 月盈则食/月盈則食 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    月盈则亏 / 月盈則虧 yuè​yíng​zé​kuī

    月盈则食 / 月盈則食 yuè​yíng​zé​shí

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  • created reference approved 月盈则亏/月盈則虧 → 盛极必衰/盛極必衰 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    月盈则亏 / 月盈則虧 yuè​yíng​zé​kuī

    盛极必衰 / 盛極必衰 shèng​jí​bì​shuāi

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  • created reference approved 月盈则亏/月盈則虧 → 日中则昃/日中則昃 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    月盈则亏 / 月盈則虧 yuè​yíng​zé​kuī

    日中则昃 / 日中則昃 rì​zhōng​zé​zè

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  • created sense approved 月盈则亏/月盈則虧 · yuè​yíng​zé​kuī · the moon waxes only to wane — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    月盈则亏 / 月盈則虧

    yuè​yíng​zé​kuī

    the moon waxes only to wane

    The moon begins to wane once it reaches its fullest point; a metaphor for the idea that things start to decline once they reach their peak.

    月 (literal) → 月 · yuè · moon 盈 (literal) → 盈 · yíng · to fill 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 亏 (literal) → 亏/虧 · kuī · to wane

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