月
满
则
亏
，
水
满
则
溢
y
u
è
y
u
è
m
ǎ
n
m
ǎ
n
z
é
z
é
k
u
ī
k
u
ī
,
,
s
h
u
í
s
h
u
ǐ
m
ǎ
n
m
ǎ
n
z
é
z
é
y
ì
y
ì
Definitions
1. “the higher you go, the harder you fall”
2. “all good things come to an end”
Components
月
yuè
–
moon
满
Mǎn
–
PN:Manchu ethnic group
则
zé
–
(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
亏
kuī
–
deficiency
水
Shuǐ
–
surname Shui
溢
yì
–
overflow