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 metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; 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
Literally: “As virtue rises one foot, vice rises ten”.

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

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• 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 ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ gou¹ jat¹ cek³, mo¹ gou¹ jat¹ zoeng⁶
    • Yale: douh gōu yāt chek, mō gōu yāt jeuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ gou¹ jat⁷ tsek⁸, mo¹ gou¹ jat⁷ dzoeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ gou¹ yed¹ cég³, mo¹ gou¹ yed¹ zêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ mɔː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/

Proverb

道高一尺，魔高一丈

1. The more illumination, the more temptation; People will always find an end-run around the rules.