乐不可极，极乐生悲樂不可極，極樂生悲樂不可極，極樂生悲

joy must not reach its limit; extreme joy gives birth to sorrow

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Don't carry pleasure to excess, because extreme happiness turns to sadness. A moral caution about moderation, like "what goes up must come down."

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Simplified: 乐不可极，极乐生悲
Traditional (Taiwan): 樂不可極，極樂生悲
Pinyin: lèbùkějí, jílè shēng bēi
Bopomofo: ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ，ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄥㄅㄟ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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