when a thing reaches its extreme , it reverses its course(wù zhì zé fǎn)

when a thing reaches its extreme , it reverses its course

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ù zh ì Z é f ǎ n, which means that when things develop to the limit, they will change to the opposite direction, the same as "extreme things turn to the opposite". It comes from Lu's spring and Autumn Annals.

The origin of Idioms

"Lu's spring and Autumn Annals:" the whole will be missing, extreme will be reversed. "

Idiom usage

As predicate, attribute, object; used to admonish.

Examples

According to the biography of Chun Shen Jun in historical records, "when a minister hears that things are the best, he will turn the other way; when he is high, he will be in danger; when he is tired of playing chess, he will turn the other way."

Chinese PinYin : wù zhì zé fǎn