Caveat: 차면 넘친다

Here is an aphorism from my book of Korean aphorisms.

차면 넘친다
cha.myeon neom.chin.da
be-full-IF overflow-PRESENT
It [something] is full, it overflows.

This seems quite straightforward – “one’s cup runneth over,” perhaps. But also, it seems to mean simply, “all things pass,” or “all good things come to an end.”
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