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從善如登，從惡如崩

简从善如登，从恶如崩 · 繁從善如登，從惡如崩

Mandarin · pinyin cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng

doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)

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從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
善: shàn · good, virtuous, charitable, kind
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
登: dēng · rise, mount, board, climb
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崩: bēng · rupture, split apart, collapse
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul

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