「道高一尺，魔高一丈」
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| Pronunciation： | dou6 gou1 jat1 cek3 mo1 gou1 jat1 zoeng6 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
道 road; place; spot; boundaries; to speak; prefecture in Japan; province in Korea; path; way; method; principle; doctrine; Taoism religion 高 tall; height; elevated; high in magnitude; (of age) old 一 one; as soon as; once 尺 ruler 魔 demon; devil; marvellous 高 tall; height; elevated; high in magnitude; (of age) old 一 one; as soon as; once 丈 Zhang, (10 ft) |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
As virtue rises one foot, vice rises ten; The evil prevails over the good.
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