道高一尺，魔高一丈
Dictionary entry
(saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
What does 道高一尺，魔高一丈 mean?
道高一尺，魔高一丈 (dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
Character breakdown
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道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle高Gāosurname Gao一yīone · single尺chěone of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]魔mó(bound form) evil spirit; devil · (prefix) supernatural; magical丈zhàngmeasure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) · to measure
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