







日中则移 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it signifies that things”. Having reached their peak or extreme, will naturally begin to decline or transform into their opposite, illustrating the cyclical nature of rise and fall. Literally, “At midday, it shifts”.

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Open the tool →日中则移 (rì zhōng zé yí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it signifies that things”.
日中则移 is pronounced rì zhōng zé yí in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 日中则移 means “at midday, it shifts”. It is used to mean “it signifies that things”.
比喻事物发展到一定程度,就会向相反的方向转化。同“日中则昃”。