物極必反
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See also: 物极必反
Chinese[edit]
thing; object; matter | utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit |
certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily |
wrong side out or up; anti- | ||
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trad. (物極必反) | 物 | 極 | 必 | 反 | |
simp. (物极必反) | 物 | 极 | 必 | 反 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
物極必反
- A thing turns into its opposite if pushed too far; Once a certain limit is reached, a change in the opposite direction is inevitable.