What Does "虎毒尚且不食子" (hǔ dú shàng qiě bù shí zi) Mean?

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虎毒尚且不食子

hǔ dú shàng qiě bù shí zi

Even tigers don't eat their own young.

HSK Vocabulary

尚且H7 不H1 子H3

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E23

Clip Timestamp

18:46

TMDB ID

292696

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	当真是他的亲生儿子啊	dàng zhēn shì tā de qīn shēng ér zi a	The one who died in Jingzhao Prefecture last night was truly his own son?
2▶	虎毒尚且不食子	hǔ dú shàng qiě bù shí zi	Even tigers don't eat their own young.
3	穆阳侯无药可救	mù yáng hóu wú yào kě jiù	Marquis Muyang is beyond redemption.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 5

0:03s

其实以我如今的身份

qí shí yǐ wǒ rú jīn de shēn fènActually, given my current status, I really shouldn't meet you again.

HSK 1

0:03s

殿下这些年命途多舛

diàn xià zhè xiē nián mìng tú duō chuǎnYou have suffered a lot over the years, having a tough time.

HSK 5

0:03s

如今见殿下一切安好

rú jīn jiàn diàn xià yī qiè ān hǎoNow, seeing you're doing well

HSK 3

0:03s

又有王妃琴瑟和鸣

yòu yǒu wáng fēi qín sè hé míngand having a happy marriage with Princess Consort,

HSK 1

0:03s

都到这般田地了

dōu dào zhè bān tián dì leNow you're at this state, yet you still plan to hold on?

HSK 3

0:03s

未曾料想到定王的腿已然痊愈

wèi céng liào xiǎng dào dìng wáng de tuǐ yǐ rán quán yùBut I never expected Prince Ding's legs had healed.

HSK 5

0:03s

我没有要怪你的意思

wǒ méi yǒu yào guài nǐ de yì siI am not blaming you.

HSK 7

0:03s

墨修尧心机深沉

mò xiū yáo xīn jī shēn chénMo Xiuyao is extremely cunning.

HSK 1

0:03s

那张恒远不是块硬骨头

nà zhāng héng yuǎn bú shì kuài yìng gǔ touZhang Hengyuan is not tough.

HSK 2

0:03s

我们都得给他陪葬

wǒ men dōu dé gěi tā péi zàngIf he talks, we are all doomed.

京兆府戒备森严怕是没有别的办法

HSK 3

0:03s

京兆府戒备森严怕是没有别的办法

jīng zhào fǔ jiè bèi sēn yán pà shì méi yǒu bié de bàn fǎIt is heavily guarded. I'm afraid... It's the only way.

HSK 7

0:03s

远赴云川避风头

yuǎn fù yún chuān bì fēng touto Yunchuan to lie low.

HSK 7

0:03s

我会以侯府义子的名义

wǒ huì yǐ hóu fǔ yì zi de míng yìI shall bring you back as my adopted son to the capital openly and honorably.

HSK 6

0:03s

为父虽未曾向你言明

wèi fù suī wèi céng xiàng nǐ yán míngAll these years, though I never voiced it,

HSK 7

0:03s

再也不做那些刀头舔血之事

zài yě bù zuò nà xiē dāo tóu tiǎn xuè zhī shìyou won't do those dangerous tasks again.

HSK 4

0:03s

一个不留是

yí gè bù liú shìIf any mistake occurs, spare no one. Yes.

你让秦苍办灭口的事情我也能去办要不要我去接

HSK 3

0:03s

你让秦苍办灭口的事情我也能去办要不要我去接

nǐ ràng qín cāng bàn miè kǒu de shì qíng wǒ yě néng qù bàn yào bù yào wǒ qù jiēYou sent Qin Cang to silence someone. I can do that too. Want me to...

HSK 7

0:03s

沾血的事情你一件都不许沾

zhān xuè de shì qíng nǐ yī jiàn dōu bù xǔ zhānDon't get your hands dirty with bloodshed.

HSK 2

0:03s

走水了走水了不好了走水了

zǒu shuǐ le zǒu shuǐ le bù hǎo le zǒu shuǐ leFire! Attention! Fire!

HSK 6

0:03s

是穆阳侯派你来杀我灭口的

shì mù yáng hóu pài nǐ lái shā wǒ miè kǒu deMarquis Muyang sent you to silence me.