福过灾生,乐极悲至 福過災生,樂極悲至 福過災生,樂極悲至

when fortune goes too far, disaster is born; when joy reaches its peak, sorrow arrives

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Anything taken to an extreme turns into its opposite; excessive luck or joy invites misfortune. Similar to 'what goes up must come down'.
Simplified
福过灾生,乐极悲至
Traditional (Taiwan)
福過災生,樂極悲至
Pinyin
fúguòzāishēng, lè jí bēi zhì
Bopomofo
ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄞ ㄕㄥ,ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄟ ㄓˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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