日中将昃 — “Things are bound to decline after reaching their peak”
日中将昃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Things are bound to decline after reaching their peak”. Indicating that prosperity or power is temporary and will eventually wane. Literally, “The sun at midday is about to decline”.
日中将昃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
日中将昃 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 日中将昃
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- rì日shàng上sān三gān竿It's late morning, time to get up
- rì日xià下wú无shuāng双Unparalleled in the capital
- rì日bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
- rì日bù不xiá暇jǐ给too busy to spare time
- rì日bù不yí移yǐng影in an instant
- rì日bù不yí移guǐ晷in an instant
- rì日dōng东yuè月xī西separated by a great distance
- rì日zhōng中wéi为shì市market at noon
- rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃，，yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏What goes up must come down
- rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃，，yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食Things decline after reaching their peak
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Open the tool →Questions about 日中将昃
What does 日中将昃 mean?
日中将昃 (rì zhōng jiāng zè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Things are bound to decline after reaching their peak”.
How do you pronounce 日中将昃?
日中将昃 is pronounced rì zhōng jiāng zè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 日中将昃 literally mean?
Literally, 日中将昃 means “the sun at midday is about to decline”. It is used to mean “Things are bound to decline after reaching their peak”.
What is the Chinese definition of 日中将昃?
比喻事物盛极将衰。同“日中则昃”。