上山容易下山难上山容易下山難上山容易下山難

going up the mountain is easy, coming down is hard

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Literally, descents are riskier because you can slip. Figuratively, rising in status is easy to enjoy but falling from it is hard to bear.

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Simplified: 上山容易下山难
Traditional (Taiwan): 上山容易下山難
Pinyin: shàngshān róngyì xiàshān nán
Bopomofo: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢㄋㄢˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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