物至则反
wù​zhì​zé​fǎn

extremes meet

  • created sense approved 物至则反/物至則反 · wù​zhì​zé​fǎn · extremes meet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    物至则反 / 物至則反

    wù​zhì​zé​fǎn

    extremes meet

    things will develop in the opposite direction when they reach an extreme point

    物 (literal) → 物 · wù · thing 至 (literal) → 至 · zhì · to arrive 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · to return

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

    created sense