否極泰來
simp否极泰来pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4pǐ jí tài lái
English
- extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
- things turn good after turning the worst; a comeback
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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