物极必反 in English wu4 ji2 bi4 fan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

物 极 必 反

Traditional Characters

物 極 必 反

Pinyin

wu4 ji2 bi4 fan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

物wu4thing 极ji2extremely 必bi4certainly 反fan3contrary