道高一尺，魔高一丈道高一尺，魔高一丈道高一尺，魔高一丈

if virtue rises a foot, the devil rises ten feet

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Evil or obstacles grow even faster than the good that opposes them; also used for a rival who outdoes you. The book points to the more common form with the order reversed.

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Simplified: 道高一尺，魔高一丈
Pinyin: dàogāoyìchǐ, mógāoyízhàng
Bopomofo: ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠㄧˋ ㄔˇ，ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠㄧˊ ㄓㄤˋ

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