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德不配位，必有災殃

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Mandarin · pinyin dé bù pèi wèi , bì yǒu zāi yāng

calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status

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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
配: pèi · match, pair; equal; blend
位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
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殃: yāng · misfortune, disaster, calamity
灾: zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe

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