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否極泰來 (pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4) — bliss comes out of the depth of misfortune; once adversity has run its course prosperity begins in Cantonese

peiˊ²否gikˍ₆極taai˗₃泰loiˎ₄來
简 否极泰来
Mandarin Pinyin: pi3 ji2 tai4 lai2

Meaning of 否極泰來

nounbliss comes out of the depth of misfortune; once adversity has run its course prosperity begins

Characters in 否極泰來

否fau2
negate; deny
極gik6
extreme; of the highest degree
泰taai3
safe; stable; peaceful
來loi4
used after a verb to indicate the result

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