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

Total 226 clips (Page 11 of 12)

HSK 7

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才撑过这十七年的煎熬

cái chēng guò zhè shí qī nián de jiān áoand enduring humiliation.

HSK 7

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你若是还有半点孝心

nǐ ruò shì hái yǒu bàn diǎn xiào xīnIf you care about me at all,

HSK 4

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莫再触碰此事好吗

mò zài chù pèng cǐ shì hǎo maStop meddling in this, alright?

HSK 5

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仿佛十七年前似的

fǎng fú shí qī nián qián shì deJust like 17 years ago.

HSK 7

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竟比朕预料的还要早了一些

jìng bǐ zhèn yù liào de hái yào zǎo le yī xiēThat is earlier than I anticipated.

HSK 7

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莫非他是已经发现了

mò fēi tā shì yǐ jīng fā xiàn leCould it be that he found out

HSK 4

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不不不不苦不苦

bù bù bù bù kǔ bù kǔNo, no, no! It's not miserable.

HSK 1

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找了一村妇好摆弄

zhǎo le yī cūn fù hǎo bǎi nònga village woman I could easily manipulate.

HSK 4

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这要是霁州军与焉州军

zhè yào shì jì zhōu jūn yǔ yān zhōu jūnIf the Jizhou Army and the Yanzhou Army

HSK 3

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那岂不是又养出一个长信王来

nà qǐ bù shì yòu yǎng chū yí gè zhǎng xìn wáng láiwouldn't that create another Lord Changxin?

HSK 5

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如今还没有任何消息

rú jīn hái méi yǒu rèn hé xiāo xīthere is still no news about him.

HSK 4

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魏相那边也一切如常

wèi xiāng nà biān yě yī qiè rú chángPrime Minister Wei has been acting as usual,

HSK 2

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快宣李太傅

kuài xuān lǐ tài fùHurry up and summon Grand Tutor Li.

HSK 2

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是是奴才这就去

shì shì nú cái zhè jiù qùYes. I will go right away.

HSK 7

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那是闹得沸沸扬扬

nà shì nào dé fèi fèi yáng yánghas been spreading like wildfire.

HSK 7

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你对此可有何高见

nǐ duì cǐ kě yǒu hé gāo jiànwhat is your opinion on this?

HSK 7

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这谣言真假难辨

zhè yáo yán zhēn jiǎ nán biànthis rumor is difficult to verify.

HSK 7

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可在这风口浪尖之际

kě zài zhè fēng kǒu làng jiān zhī jìBut at such a critical moment,

HSK 7

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必是背后有人蓄意谋划

bì shì bèi hòu yǒu rén xù yì móu huàsomeone must be plotting behind the scenes,

HSK 4

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朕也是这般思量

zhèn yě shì zhè bān sī liángI was thinking the same.