盈则必亏
yíng​zé​bì​kuī

waxing is followed by waning

  • created sense approved 盈则必亏/盈則必虧 · yíng​zé​bì​kuī · waxing is followed by waning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    盈则必亏 / 盈則必虧

    yíng​zé​bì​kuī

    waxing is followed by waning

    Literally, reaching full capacity must result in loss or decline; used to describe how things at their peak inevitably begin to fade.

    盈 (literal) → 盈 · yíng · to fill 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · certainly 亏 (literal) → 亏/虧 · kuī · to wane

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

    created sense