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 4 of 12)

HSK 6

0:03s

宋司务是多大的官啊

sòng sī wù shì duō dà de guān aHow big an official is Clerk Song?

HSK 2

0:03s

cóng jiǔ pǐnjunior ninth-rank.

HSK 7

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竟敢直呼大将军名讳

jìng gǎn zhí hū dà jiāng jūn míng huìHow dare you call the General by her name!

HSK 7

0:03s

本将军可担不起故交二字

běn jiāng jūn kě dān bù qǐ gù jiāo èr zìI don't deserve the term "acquaintance."

HSK 7

0:03s

你母亲应当是欣慰了吧

nǐ mǔ qīn yīng dāng shì xīn wèi le baYour mother can rest in peace.

HSK 3

0:03s

你知道我不会用你的

nǐ zhī dào wǒ bú huì yòng nǐ deYou know I won't use you.

HSK 7

0:03s

臣等先行告退

chén děng xiān xíng gào tuìWe will take our leave.

HSK 4

0:03s

到底发生了什么事情

dào dǐ fā shēng le shén me shì qíngwhat exactly happened?

HSK 5

0:03s

那你长话短说呀

nà nǐ cháng huà duǎn shuō yaThen make it short.

HSK 3

0:03s

你和大将军还有这样一番过节

nǐ hé dà jiāng jūn hái yǒu zhè yàng yī fān guò jiéthat you had such a history with the General?

HSK 3

0:03s

我差点被你害死你知道吗

wǒ chà diǎn bèi nǐ hài sǐ nǐ zhī dào maYou almost got me killed, you know that?

HSK 1

0:03s

这不是宋举人吗

zhè bú shì sòng jǔ rén maIsn't this Scholar Song?

HSK 2

0:03s

宋举人这是去哪儿啊

sòng jǔ rén zhè shì qù nǎ ér aWhere are you going, Scholar Song?

HSK 4

0:03s

我堂堂七品带刀侍卫

wǒ táng táng qī pǐn dài dāo shì wèiI am a dignified seventh-rank Imperial Guard.

HSK 7

0:03s

怎么变成殴打官员了

zěn me biàn chéng ōu dǎ guān yuán leHow did this turn into beating an official?

HSK 7

0:03s

再说我们老大还没发话呢

zài shuō wǒ men lǎo dà hái méi fā huà neBesides, your boss hasn't said anything yet.

HSK 1

0:03s

你们这是在公报私仇

nǐ men zhè shì zài gōng bào sī chóuYou are abusing your power for personal revenge!

HSK 1

0:03s

给我们阿姐提鞋都不配

gěi wǒ men ā jiě tí xié dōu bù pèiYou aren't even fit to serve her.

HSK 6

0:03s

你到底是犯了什么天条

nǐ dào dǐ shì fàn le shén me tiān tiáoWhat kind of unforgivable sin did you commit?

HSK 7

0:03s

你把整个将军府的人都得罪了

nǐ bǎ zhěng gè jiāng jūn fǔ de rén dōu dé zuì leYou offended everyone in the General's Mansion? [Where Clouds Roam and Snow Dances]