prosperity and decline
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ā ox ī y í ngch ō ng, which means the rise and fall of things or the advance and retreat of behavior. It's from Yi Pei.
The origin of Idioms
It is said in the book of changes: "a gentleman is still weak, and heaven is moving."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: xiaoxiyingxu
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing
Examples
When you go, you go; when you stop, you stop. The interpretation by Cai Yong of Han Dynasty
prosperity and decline
feign madness and act like an idiot - zhuāng lóng mài shǎ
The grass and the trees know the power - cǎo mù zhī wēi