道高一尺,魔高一丈

道高一尺,魔高一丈
dàogāoyìchǐ,mógāoyízhàng
as virtue rises one foot, vice rises ten; the more illumination, the more temptation
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dao4 gao1 yi1 chi3 , mo2 gao1 yi1 zhang4
virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
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道高一尺,魔高一丈|道高一尺,魔高一丈 [dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng] virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.

Chinese-English dictionary. . 2013.

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