魔高一丈，道高一尺 in English mo2 gao1 yi1 zhang4 , dao4 gao1 yi1 chi3 Meaning

Meanings

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

Pinyin

mo2 gao1 yi1 zhang4 , dao4 gao1 yi1 chi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

魔mo2devil 高gao1surname Gao 一yi1one 丈zhang4measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) ， 道dao4road 高gao1surname Gao 一yi1one 尺chi3one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]