粵

否pei2極gik6泰taai3來loi4

simp否极泰来
pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4pǐ jí tài lái

English

  1. extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
  2. things turn good after turning the worst; a comeback

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 情況到咗最差之後開始轉好;出自《易經》,否卦倒轉就係泰卦

Examples

  • 否極泰來。

    After a storm comes a calm.

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  • 呢場波客隊入咗三球波之後主隊連入四球反勝,真係否極泰來。

    The home team defeated the away team by scoring 4 goals after conceding 3 goals. What a comeback!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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