栄えい枯こ盛せい衰すい

noun

ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune

A yojijukugo (four-character idiom) expressing the rise and fall of all things, especially human affairs and fortunes. Often used in reflective or literary contexts.

• 栄えい枯こ盛せい衰すいは世よの習ならいだ。