德不配位，必有灾殃

dé bù pèi wèi , bì yǒu zāi yāng

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

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Child Words of 德不配位，必有灾殃

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 位 位 wèi: position
• 德 德 dé: Germany
• 必 必 bì: certainly
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 灾 灾 zāi: disaster
• 配 配 pèi: to join
• 德不配位 德不配位 dé bù pèi wèi: one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status
• 殃 殃 yāng: calamity
• 灾殃 灾殃 zāi yāng: disaster