盛极必衰
shèng​jí​bì​shuāi

at the peak begins the decline

  • created sense approved 盛极必衰/盛極必衰 · shèng​jí​bì​shuāi · at the peak begins the decline — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    盛极必衰 / 盛極必衰

    shèng​jí​bì​shuāi

    at the peak begins the decline

    everything begins to fall once it has reached its highest point; prosperity is followed by decline

    盛 (literal) → 盛 · shèng · flourishing 极 (literal) → 极/極 · jí · to reach the limit 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · certainly 衰 (literal) → 衰 · shuāi · to decline

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