[道高一尺,魔高一丈, dào gāo yī chǐ, mó gāo yī zhàngㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ, ㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ] virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (成语 saw); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
[魔高一丈,道高一尺, mó gāo yī zhàng, dào gāo yī chǐㄇㄛˊ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄓㄤˋ, ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄔˇ] the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (成语 saw); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
[しのぐ, shinogu] (v5g, vt) (1) to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation); (2) to pull through; to get over; to survive; (3) to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight; (P)