"道高一尺,魔高一丈" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tou̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ mɔː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/, /tou̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ mɔː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/ Chinese transliterations: dào gāo yī chǐ, mó gāo yī zhàng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dou⁶ gou¹ jat¹ cek³, mo¹ gou¹ jat¹ zoeng⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], dào gāo yī chǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], mó gāo yī zhàng [Phonetic:dào gāo yì chǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], mó gāo yí zhàng] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], dào gao yi chǐh, mó gao yi jhàng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tao⁴ kao¹ i¹ chʻih³, mo² kao¹ i¹ chang⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dàu gāu yī chř-, mwó gāu yī jàng [Mandarin, Yale], daw gau i chyy, mo gau i janq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], дао гао и чи [Mandarin, Palladius], мо гао и чжан [Mandarin, Palladius], dao gao i či [Mandarin, Palladius], mo gao i čžan [Mandarin, Palladius], douh gōu yāt chek, mō gōu yāt jeuhng [Cantonese, Yale], dou⁶ gou¹ jat⁷ tsek⁸, mo¹ gou¹ jat⁷ dzoeng⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dou⁶ gou¹ yed¹ cég³, mo¹ gou¹ yed¹ zêng⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 道高一尺,魔高一丈
  1. The more illumination, the more temptation; People will always find an end-run around the rules.

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      "zh-pron": "dào gāo yī chǐ, mó gāo yī zhàng"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "dou⁶ gou¹ jat¹ cek³, mo¹ gou¹ jat¹ zoeng⁶"
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "dào gāo yī chǐ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "mó gāo yī zhàng [Phonetic:dào gāo yì chǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "mó gāo yí zhàng]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dào gao yi chǐh, mó gao yi jhàng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tao⁴ kao¹ i¹ chʻih³, mo² kao¹ i¹ chang⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàu gāu yī chř-, mwó gāu yī jàng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daw gau i chyy, mo gau i janq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дао гао и чи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мо гао и чжан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dao gao i či"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo gao i čžan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "douh gōu yāt chek, mō gōu yāt jeuhng"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dou⁶ gou¹ jat⁷ tsek⁸, mo¹ gou¹ jat⁷ dzoeng⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dou⁶ gou¹ yed¹ cég³, mo¹ gou¹ yed¹ zêng⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tou̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ mɔː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tou̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ mɔː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "dou⁶ gou¹ jat¹ cek³, mo¹ gou¹ jat¹ zoeng⁶"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "dào gāo yī chǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "mó gāo yī zhàng [Phonetic:dào gāo yì chǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mó gāo yí zhàng]"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "dào gao yi chǐh, mó gao yi jhàng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tao⁴ kao¹ i¹ chʻih³, mo² kao¹ i¹ chang⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dàu gāu yī chř-, mwó gāu yī jàng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daw gau i chyy, mo gau i janq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дао гао и чи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мо гао и чжан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dao gao i či"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mo gao i čžan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "douh gōu yāt chek, mō gōu yāt jeuhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dou⁶ gou¹ jat⁷ tsek⁸, mo¹ gou¹ jat⁷ dzoeng⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dou⁶ gou¹ yed¹ cég³, mo¹ gou¹ yed¹ zêng⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tou̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ mɔː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tou̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ mɔː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/"
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