登高必跌重
dēng​gāo​bì​diē​zhòng

the higher up, the harder the fall

  • created sense approved 登高必跌重 · dēng​gāo​bì​diē​zhòng · the higher up, the harder the fall — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    登高 (literal) → 登高 · dēng​gāo · to ascend heights 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · certainly 跌 (literal) → 跌 · diē · to fall down 重 (literal) → 重 · zhòng · serious

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