父亲教诲 忠孝难两全之时
“Father taught me that when loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved at the same time,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“but Shanghai remains, my wish will be fulfilled.”
父亲教诲 忠孝难 两全 之时
“Father taught me that when loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved at the same time,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A fundamental Confucian moral dilemma where serving the state often requires sacrificing one's physical duty to care for parents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
loyalty to the country and filial duty to family cannot both be satisfied
A classic idiom invoked when an individual must choose between national duty and obligations to one's parents during crises.