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Open the tool →剥极将复 (bō jí jiāng fù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When adversity or decline reaches its extreme, things will inevitably turn for the better; the darkest hour is just before the dawn”.
剥极将复 is pronounced bō jí jiāng fù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 剥极将复 means “Decline to the extreme, then revival”. It is used to mean “When adversity or decline reaches its extreme, things will inevitably turn for the better; the darkest hour is just before the dawn”.
剥卦阴盛阳衰,复卦阴极而阳复。比喻物极必反,否极泰来。