剥极则复 — “Things turn around when they reach an extreme”
剥极则复 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Things turn around when they reach an extreme”. After extreme adversity, prosperity follows. It signifies that when things decline to their utmost, a revival is imminent, illustrating the principle that extremes beget their opposite. Literally, “When decline reaches its limit, revival follows”.
剥极则复 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- bō剥fù复zhī之jī机juncture of decline and recovery
- bō剥chuáng床yǐ以fū肤suffer severe damage or profound pain
- bō剥chuáng床jí及fū肤suffer profound harm or deep pain
- bō剥jí极jiāng将fù复Extreme decline leads to revival
- bō剥pí皮chōu抽jīn筋inflict extreme torture or ruthless exploitation
- bō剥fū肤zhī之tòng痛deeply felt agonizing pain
- bō剥fū肤jí及suǐ髓exploit someone thoroughly
- bō剥fū肤chuí椎suǐ髓brutally exploit and oppress
- bō剥fū肤chuí锤suǐ髓exploit and oppress with extreme cruelty
- bō剥fū肤zhuī锥suǐ髓cruelly exploit and oppress
- bō剥jiǎn茧chōu抽sī丝meticulously analyze step by step
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What does 剥极则复 mean?
剥极则复 (bō jí zé fù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Things turn around when they reach an extreme”.
How do you pronounce 剥极则复?
剥极则复 is pronounced bō jí zé fù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 剥极则复 literally mean?
Literally, 剥极则复 means “When decline reaches its limit, revival follows”. It is used to mean “Things turn around when they reach an extreme”.
What is the Chinese definition of 剥极则复?
剥卦阴盛阳衰，复卦阴极而阳复。比喻物极必反，否极泰来。