从善如登，从恶如崩
cóng​shàn​rú​dēng​cóng'è​rú​bēng

doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall

  1. 从善 從善 cóng​shàn
    to follow what is good
    to be inclined toward goodness or to follow the path of virtue
  2. 如 rú preposition
    to be like
    to be like; to be similar to; as if
  3. 登 dēng verb
    to ascend
    to scale a height; to climb; to mount; to go from a lower place to a higher one
  4. ， cóng
    non-Chinese
  5. 从 從 cóng verb
    to comply with
    To obey; to follow a principle, rule, or custom; to listen to
  6. 恶 惡 è adjectivenoun
    evil
    evil; wicked; bad; bad behavior (opposite of 善 shàn)
  7. 如 rú preposition
    to be like
    to be like; to be similar to; as if
  8. 崩 bēng verbnoun
    to collapse
    to collapse or fall into ruins; to break down or fall apart