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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

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
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'