否极泰来 in English pi3 ji2 tai4 lai2 Meaning

Meanings

  • extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

否 极 泰 来

Traditional Characters

否 極 泰 來

Pinyin

pi3 ji2 tai4 lai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

否fou3to negate 极ji2extremely 泰tai4Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong 来lai2to come