千日行善，善犹不足；一日行恶，恶自有余千日行善，善猶不足；一日行惡，惡自有餘千日行善，善猶不足；一日行惡，惡自有餘

a thousand days of doing good is still not enough good; one day of doing evil is already more than enough evil

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Good deeds can never be done enough, while a single bad deed does great harm. A moral warning.

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Simplified: 千日行善，善犹不足；一日行恶，恶自有余
Traditional (Taiwan): 千日行善，善猶不足；一日行惡，惡自有餘
Pinyin: qiānrì xíngshàn, shàn yóu bùzú; yírì xíng è, è zì yǒuyú
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄢㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ，ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ；ㄧˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ，ㄜˋ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ

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

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