月满则亏，水满则溢月滿則虧，水滿則溢月滿則虧，水滿則溢

when the moon is full it wanes, when water is full it overflows

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Things decline after reaching their peak. A warning against complacency.

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Simplified: 月满则亏，水满则溢
Traditional (Taiwan): 月滿則虧，水滿則溢
Pinyin: yuèmǎnzékuī, shuǐ mǎn zé yì
Bopomofo: ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄎㄨㄟ，ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄧˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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