月盈則食
yuè​yíng​zé​shí

the full moon begins to wane

  • created sense approved 月盈则食/月盈則食 · yuè​yíng​zé​shí · the full moon begins to wane — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    月盈则食 / 月盈則食

    yuè​yíng​zé​shí

    the full moon begins to wane

    the moon starts to be eclipsed or wane once it is full; figuratively implies that things begin to decline after reaching their zenith

    月 (literal) → 月 · yuè · moon 盈 (literal) → 盈 · yíng · to fill 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · eclipse

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