物极必反

Traditional: 物極必反

wù jí bì fǎn

Dictionary entry

when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)

What does 物极必反 mean?

物极必反 (wù jí bì fǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)

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物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 极jíextremely · pole (geography, physics)必bìcertainly · must 反fǎncontrary · in reverse

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物极必反

wù jí bì fǎn

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