Definition of 盛者必衰 (じょうしゃひっすい)
じょうしゃひっすい
盛者必衰
じょうしゃひっすい
joushahissui
expression
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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
| 盛 | boom, prosper, copulate |
| 者 | someone, person |
| 必 | invariably, certain, inevitable |
| 衰 | decline, wane, weaken |