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

hǔ虎dú毒shàng尚qiě且bù不shí食zi子

Even a vicious tiger won't eat its own cubs.

HSK Vocabulary

尚且H7 不H1 子H3

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E35

Clip Timestamp

8:49

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	看你回去怎么跟那个疯子交代	kàn nǐ huí qù zěn me gēn nà ge fēng zi jiāo dài	Let's see how you explain that to that madman!
2▶	虎毒尚且不食子	hǔ dú shàng qiě bù shí zi	Even a vicious tiger won't eat its own cubs.
3	你连自己亲儿子都要杀	nǐ lián zì jǐ qīn ér zi dōu yào shā	You'd even kill your own son.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 6

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眼看着就要入冬了

yǎn kàn zhe jiù yào rù dōng leWinter is around the corner.

HSK 2

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能不能见到长玉啊

néng bù néng jiàn dào zhǎng yù awe'll be able to see Changyu.

HSK 1

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你这个老太婆

nǐ zhè ge lǎo tài póYou old woman.

HSK 7

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就是缺眼界

jiù shì quē yǎn jièYou're so short-sighted.

HSK 4

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天天想着回家过年算什么事

tiān tiān xiǎng zhe huí jiā guò nián suàn shén me shìHow could she think about coming home for the New Year?

HSK 4

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你不就出去打了场仗吗

nǐ bù jiù chū qù dǎ le chǎng zhàng maYou just went out to fight a war.

HSK 7

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你能比我眼界长多少

nǐ néng bǐ wǒ yǎn jiè zhǎng duō shǎoHow much broader is your vision than mine?

HSK 4

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比你吃的馒头都多

bǐ nǐ chī de mán tou dōu duōthan the steamed buns you've eaten.

HSK 7

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那眼界开得大了去了

nà yǎn jiè kāi dé dà le qù leMy horizons have truly broadened.

HSK 4

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你们一个都别想活

nǐ men yí gè dōu bié xiǎng huónone of you will live.

HSK 7

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你不要滥杀无辜

nǐ bú yào làn shā wú gūDon't kill innocent people.

HSK 5

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我便也不活了

wǒ biàn yě bù huó leI won't live either.

HSK 4

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你不是答应我不杀人的吗

nǐ bú shì dā yìng wǒ bù shā rén de maDidn't you promise me you wouldn't kill anyone?

HSK 3

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孤只是把他们迷晕了

gū zhǐ shì bǎ tā men mí yūn leI only knocked them out

HSK 7

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如何能全心全意地救你

rú hé néng quán xīn quán yì dì jiù nǐhave saved you with all their hearts?

HSK 1

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险些要了你的命

xiǎn xiē yào le nǐ de mìngnearly cost you your life.

HSK 6

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你为何要挡在那小崽子面前

nǐ wèi hé yào dǎng zài nà xiǎo zǎi zi miàn qiánWhy did you shield that little brat?

HSK 7

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废物让你砍小的你砍大的

fèi wù ràng nǐ kǎn xiǎo de nǐ kǎn dà de-Useless! I told you to kill the small one! -Mother! But you slashed the big one!

HSK 7

0:03s

看你回去怎么跟那个疯子交代

kàn nǐ huí qù zěn me gēn nà ge fēng zi jiāo dàiLet's see how you explain that to that madman!

HSK 6

0:03s

你连自己亲儿子都要杀

nǐ lián zì jǐ qīn ér zi dōu yào shāYou'd even kill your own son.