Chinese

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!wrong side out or up; anti- |- !trad. (物極必反) | 物 | 極 | 必 | 反 |- !simp. (物极必反) | 物 | 极 | 必 | 反 |}

Idiom

物極必反

1. A thing turns into its opposite if pushed too far; Once a certain limit is reached, a change in the opposite direction is inevitable.
   • 不要總是批評學生，否則，物極必反。 [MSC, trad.]
     不要总是批评学生，否则，物极必反。 [MSC, simp.]

     Bùyào zǒngshì pīpíng xuéshēng, fǒuzé, wùjíbìfǎn. [Pinyin]

     Don't criticize the students or it may backfire on you.