Read Edit View history 扒得高，跌得重 bādegāodiēdezhòng the higher one climbs, the harder one falls Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 扒得高，跌得重 bādegāodiēdezhòng (also pádegāodiēdezhòng) the higher one climbs, the harder one falls Commonly used to describe someone who has achieved a high status through scheming; if they lose that position, their downfall will be disastrous Edit Delete References Add reference variant 扒得高，跌得重/扒得高，跌得重 → 爬得高，跌得重/爬得高，跌得重 Edit Delete
扒得高，跌得重 bādegāodiēdezhòng (also pádegāodiēdezhòng) the higher one climbs, the harder one falls Commonly used to describe someone who has achieved a high status through scheming; if they lose that position, their downfall will be disastrous Edit Delete