- 道高一尺,魔高一丈
- dàogāoyìchǐ,mógāoyízhàngas virtue rises one foot, vice rises ten; the more illumination, the more temptation* * *dao4 gao1 yi1 chi3 , mo2 gao1 yi1 zhang4virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.* * *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. Academic. 2013.