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登高必跌重
dēng​gāo​bì​diē​zhòng

the higher up, the harder the fall

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登高必跌重 dēng​gāo​bì​diē​zhòng the higher up, the harder the fall

The more ambition or status one gains, the more disastrous one's eventual failure or downfall will be.

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