否极泰来 — Chinese idiom
否极泰来
pǐ jí tài lái
Traditional: 否極泰來
Meaning
- extreme sorrow turns to joy
Character by character
- 否pǐno, not, un-; final particle
- 极jíextreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
- 泰tàigreat, exalted, superior; calm; big
- 来láito arrive, to come, to return; in the future, late
Idioms sharing a character
- 陟罚臧否 zhì fá zāng pǐ
- 喜极而泣 xǐ jí ér qì
- 极深研几 jí shēn yán jǐ
- 乐不可极 lè bù kě jí
- 乐极生悲 lè jí shēng bēi
- 殚精极虑 dān jīng jí lǜ
- 物极必反 wù jí bì fǎn
- 穷奢极侈 qióng shē jí chǐ
- 穷奢极欲 qióng shē jí yù
- 罪大恶极 zuì dà è jí
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