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The idiom 「物極必反」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Pole: vertex; reverse: transformation to the opposite side. When things develop to the extreme, they will transform in the opposite direction.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wù jí bì fǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mat6 gik6 bit1 faan2
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
