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

物極必反

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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