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 9 of 12)

HSK 2

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为的是不再让那些奸臣掌控朝堂

wèi de shì bù zài ràng nà xiē jiān chén zhǎng kòng cháo táng[Act with Caution] It is to stop those treacherous officials from controlling the court.

HSK 2

0:03s

虽然是一个杀猪女

suī rán shì yí gè shā zhū nǚalthough you are a butcher girl,

HSK 7

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但是朕也不嫌弃你

dàn shì zhèn yě bù xián qì nǐI do not dislike you.

HSK 7

0:03s

朕都为了你牺牲自我

zhèn dōu wèi le nǐ xī shēng zì wǒI have sacrificed myself for you

HSK 4

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难道爱卿就不能懂点大义吗

nán dào ài qīng jiù bù néng dǒng diǎn dà yì maCan't you think of the greater good?

HSK 2

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臣这就给谢征写信和离

chén zhè jiù gěi xiè zhēng xiě xìn hé líI will write a divorce letter to Xie Zheng right now.

HSK 3

0:03s

nǐ gāng cái shuōWho did you say

HSK 2

0:03s

跟谁写和离书来着

gēn shuí xiě hé lí shū lái zheyou are writing the Divorce Agreement to?

HSK 6

0:03s

bù fán jiāng jūnNo, General Fan.

HSK 5

0:03s

这个事你怎么不早跟朕说呀

zhè ge shì nǐ zěn me bù zǎo gēn zhèn shuō yaWhy didn't you tell me this sooner?

HSK 6

0:03s

你害朕误会了好久呢

nǐ hài zhèn wù huì le hǎo jiǔ neYou made me misunderstand things for so long.

HSK 6

0:03s

嫁谁不是家国大义呢是吧

jià shuí bú shì jiā guó dà yì ne shì baMarrying him is also an act for the greater good, right?

HSK 5

0:03s

当今日之事未曾发生过

dāng jīn rì zhī shì wèi céng fā shēng guòthat today's event never happened.

HSK 1

0:03s

侯爷陶太傅来了

hóu yé táo tài fù lái leMy Lord, Grand Tutor Tao is here.

HSK 6

0:03s

这也算是名正言顺地

zhè yě suàn shì míng zhèng yán shùn dìThis serves as a legitimate reason

HSK 4

0:03s

出现在京城了

chū xiàn zài jīng chéng lefor you to appear in the Capital.

HSK 7

0:03s

若不是担心朝堂震荡

ruò bú shì dān xīn cháo táng zhèn dàngIf it weren't for the concern that a disturbance in the court

HSK 7

0:03s

致那北厥人有可乘之机

zhì nà běi jué rén yǒu kě chéng zhī jīgiving the Beijue people an opportunity to take advantage,

HSK 3

0:03s

还真以为自己能登上宝座了

hái zhēn yǐ wéi zì jǐ néng dēng shàng bǎo zuò lehe could ascend to the throne?

HSK 7

0:03s

错综复杂呀

cuò zōng fù zá yatangled and complicated,