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

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• 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

1. 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

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