道高一尺，魔高一丈

Chinese
 
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 meter; a ruler
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a meter; 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) 道 高 一 尺 ， 魔 高 一 丈
simp. #(道高一尺，魔高一丈) 道 高 一 尺 ， 魔 高 一 丈

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dào gāo yī chǐ, mó gāo yī zhàng
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ, ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): dou6 gou1 jat1 cek3, mo1 gou1 jat1 zoeng6
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: dào gāo yī chǐ, mó gāo yī zhàng [Phonetic: dào gāo yì chǐ, mó gāo yí zhàng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ, ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: dào gao yi chǐh, mó gao yi jhàng
      • Wade–Giles: tao4 kao1 i1 chʻih3- mo2 kao1 i1 chang4
      • Yale: dàu gāu yī chř-, mwó gāu yī jàng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw gau i chyy, mo gau i janq
      • Palladius: дао гао и чи, мо гао и чжан (dao gao i či, mo gao i čžan)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mwɔ³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

道高一尺，魔高一丈

  1. As virtue rises one foot, vice rises ten; The more illumination, the more temptation; People will always find an end-run around the rules.
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