行小惠而失大义
“To offer small kindness while abandoning the greater righteousness—”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
穷死饿死的有多少
“because of the Immortality Tax?”
行小惠而失大义
“To offer small kindness while abandoning the greater righteousness—”
“can you truly account for this blood debt?”
“Your petty charity does not excuse the massive harm and injustice you have caused.”
In traditional Chinese ethics, moral virtue is judged on overarching righteousness (dayi) rather than small acts of calculated charity (xiaohui).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
granting petty favors at the expense of fundamental righteousness
A classical idiom structure used in formal or literary debates to critique short-sighted, hypocritical benevolence.