否極泰來

See also: 否极泰来

Chinese

		clogged; evil; to negate clogged; evil; to negate; to deny; not	utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	safe; peaceful; most safe; peaceful; most; Thai(land); grand	to come
trad. (否極泰來)		否	極	泰	來
simp. (否极泰来)		否	极	泰	来

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pǐjítàilái

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pei² gik⁶ taai³ loi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pǐjítàilái
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pǐjítàilái
  - Wade–Giles: pʻi³-chi²-tʻai⁴-lai²
  - Yale: pǐ-jí-tài-lái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piijyitaylai
  - Palladius: пицзитайлай (piczitajlaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pei² gik⁶ taai³ loi⁴
  - Yale: péi gihk taai lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pei² gik⁹ taai³ loi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: péi² gig⁶ tai³ loi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰei̯³⁵ kɪk̚² tʰaːi̯³³ lɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

否極泰來

extreme adversity marks the beginning of fortune; when worse comes to the worst, things will turn for the better

Synonyms

碗爿䃙磚有翻身日／碗爿䃙砖有翻身日 (Wu)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (否極泰來):

→ Vietnamese: bĩ cực thái lai (否極泰來)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
否	極	泰	來

Idiom

否極泰來

chữ Hán form of bĩ cực thái lai (“extreme sorrow turns to joy”)