Definition of 盛者必衰 (じょうしゃひっすい)

じょうしゃひっす

盛者必衰

じょうしゃひっすい

joushahissui

expression
even the prosperous inevitably decay, sic transit gloria mundi, all that's fair must fade(yojijukugo, Buddhist term)(from the Humane King Sutra)
Other readings:
盛者必衰【しょうしゃひっすい】
盛者必衰【しょうじゃひっすい】
盛者必衰【せいじゃひっすい】
Related Kanji
boom, prosper, copulate
someone, person
invariably, certain, inevitable
decline, wane, weaken