爬得高，跌得重
pá​de​gāo​diē​de​zhòng

the higher you climb the harder you fall

  • created sense approved 爬得高，跌得重 · pá​de​gāo​diē​de​zhòng · the higher you climb the harder you fall — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    爬得高，跌得重

    pá​de​gāo​diē​de​zhòng

    the higher you climb the harder you fall

    the higher one climbs, the harder one falls; refers to the greater risk of disaster or disgrace for those in high positions

    爬 (literal) → 爬 · pá · to climb 得 (bound) → 得 · de · [degree/result] 高 (literal) → 高 · gāo · high ， (non_chinese) 跌 (literal) → 跌 · diē · to fall down 得 (bound) → 得 · de · [degree/result] 重 (literal) → 重 · zhòng · heavy

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