道高一尺,魔高一丈

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Chinese

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direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
high; tall
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
 
devil high; tall
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
zhang (unit of measurement)
trad. (道高一尺,魔高一丈)
simp. #(道高一尺,魔高一丈)
Literally: “As virtue rises one foot, vice rises ten”.

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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道高一尺,魔高一丈

  1. The more illumination, the more temptation; People will always find an end-run around the rules.