由盛转衰

Traditional form:

由盛轉衰

Pinyin (reading):

yóushèngzhuǎnshuāi

Definitions:

• from prosperity to decline
• at its peak before the decline

Characters:

• 由 - cause, reason; from
• 盛 - abundant, flourishing; to contain; to fill
• 转 - to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
• 衰 - weak, feeble; to decline, to falter

Traditional characters:

• 由 - cause, reason; from
• 盛 - abundant, flourishing; to contain; to fill
• 轉 - to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
• 衰 - weak, feeble; to decline, to falter