道高一尺，魔高一丈

Traditional form:

道高一尺，魔高一丈

Pinyin (reading):

dàogāoyīchǐ,mógāoyīzhàng

Definitions:

• (idiom) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises

Characters:

• 道 - method, way; path, road
• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
• 魔 - demon, evil spirit; magic, spell
• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 丈 - gentleman, man, husband; unit of length equal to 3.3 meters

Traditional characters:

• 道 - method, way; path, road
• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
• 魔 - demon, evil spirit; magic, spell
• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 丈 - gentleman, man, husband; unit of length equal to 3.3 meters