物極必反

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) 物 極 必 反
simp. (物极必反) 物 极 必 反

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Idiom

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.
    不要總是批評學生，否則，物極必反。 [MSC, trad.]
    不要总是批评学生，否则，物极必反。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bùyào zǒngshì pīpíng xuéshēng, fǒuzé, wùjíbìfǎn. [Pinyin]
    Don't criticize the students or it may backfire on you.
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