为人一条路，惹人一堵墙為人一條路，惹人一堵牆為人一條路，惹人一堵牆

helping people makes a road; offending people makes a wall

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: If you are kind and helpful, people will help you in trouble; if you offend people, you will find yourself blocked. Similar to 'what goes around comes around'.

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Simplified: 为人一条路，惹人一堵墙
Traditional (Taiwan): 為人一條路，惹人一堵牆
Pinyin: wéi rén yìtiáo lù, rě rén yì dǔ qiáng
Pinyin (Taiwan): wèi rén yìtiáo lù, rě rén yì dǔ qiáng
Bopomofo: ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄨˋ，ㄖㄜˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄉㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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