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否極泰來
  pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4   jyutping
  pi3 ji2 tai4 lai2   pinyin
bliss comes out of the depth of misfortune; once adversity has run its course prosperity begins

Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
否極泰來 / 否极泰来

This word has been viewed 1325 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 29th Aug 2009 04:36 and last edited on 26th Feb 2013 20:27
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Characters in this word:

 fau2 pei2  -  negate; whether; bad
 gik6  -  utmost; peak; pole; extreme; extremely
 taai3  -  safe; Thailand
 loi4  -  come; arrive; future
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