道高一尺，魔高一丈 dào gāo yī chǐ ， mó gāo yī zhàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.

CHARACTERS

道 dào
HSK 2
path, road, street; method, way
高 gāo
HSK 1
high, tall; lofty, elevated
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
尺 chǐ
HSK 5
Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
魔 mó
HSK 6
demon, evil spirits; magic power
高 gāo
HSK 1
high, tall; lofty, elevated
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
丈 zhàng
HSK 2
unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband