物極必反

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See also: 物极必反

Chinese

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-
trad. (物極必反)
simp. (物极必反)

Pronunciation


Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 物極必反

  1. A thing turns into its opposite if pushed too far; Once a certain limit is reached, a change in the opposite direction is inevitable.