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由盛轉衰

简由盛转衰 · 繁由盛轉衰

Mandarin · pinyin yóu shèng zhuǎn shuāi

from prosperity to decline
at its peak before the decline

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由: yóu · cause, reason; from
盛: shèng · abundant, flourishing; contain; fill
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衰: shuāi · decline, falter, decrease; weaken
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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2–4–3–1 · you2 sheng4 zhuan3 shuai1

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