物极必返
wù​jí​bì​fǎn

extremes meet

  • created sense approved 物极必返/物極必返 · wù​jí​bì​fǎn · extremes meet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    物极必返 / 物極必返

    wù​jí​bì​fǎn

    extremes meet

    (variant form) things will develop in the opposite direction when they reach an extreme

    物 (literal) → 物 · wù · thing 极 (literal) → 极/極 · jí · to reach the limit 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · certainly 返 (literal) → 返 · fǎn · to return

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

    created sense