从善如登，从恶如崩

Traditional: 從善如登，從惡如崩

cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng

Dictionary entry

doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)

What does 从善如登，从恶如崩 mean?

从善如登，从恶如崩 (cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)

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从cóngvariant of 從|从[cong2]善shàngood (virtuous) · benevolent 如rúas · as if 登dēngto scale (a height) · to ascend 恶ěused in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]崩bēngto collapse · to fall into ruins

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从善如登，从恶如崩

cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng

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