created reference approved 物极必反/物極必反 → 物极必返/物極必返 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
物极必反 / 物極必反 wùjíbìfǎn
物极必返 / 物極必返 wùjíbìfǎn
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 物极必反/物極必反 → 物至则反/物至則反 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
物极必反 / 物極必反 wùjíbìfǎn
物至则反 / 物至則反 wùzhìzéfǎn
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 物极必反/物極必反 · wùjíbìfǎn · things turn into their opposites when they reach an extreme — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
物极必反 / 物極必反
wùjíbìfǎn
things turn into their opposites when they reach an extreme
things will develop in the opposite direction once they reach their limit; extremes breed reversals
物 (literal) → 物 · wù · thing 极 (literal) → 极/極 · jí · to reach the limit 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · certainly 反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition