What Does "自古忠义难两全" (zì gǔ zhōng yì nán liǎng quán) Mean?

zì自gǔ古zhōng忠yì义nán难liǎng两quán全

Since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness have been hard to reconcile.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E20

Clip Timestamp

26:52

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	那就是斩草除根哪	nà jiù shì zhǎn cǎo chú gēn nǎ	they would have wiped out the entire family.
2▶	自古忠义难两全	zì gǔ zhōng yì nán liǎng quán	Since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness have been hard to reconcile.
3	也不全怪贺大人	yě bù quán guài hè dà rén	It's not entirely your fault, Lord He.

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曾经确实被人修改过

céng jīng què shí bèi rén xiū gǎi guòwere indeed modified.

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已经拿了十两银子还不够啊

yǐ jīng ná le shí liǎng yín zi hái bù gòu a10 taels of silver isn't enough for you?

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我要是知道她是杀猪西施的话

wǒ yào shì zhī dào tā shì shā zhū xī shī de huàif I had known she was the Butcher Beauty,

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是啊大人放了西施大恩人吧

shì a dà rén fàng le xī shī dà ēn rén baYes, My Lord. Please release our benefactor, the Butcher Beauty.

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大恩人放出来了

dà ēn rén fàng chū lái leOur benefactor was released!

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现在还不知身在何处呢

xiàn zài hái bù zhī shēn zài hé chù neAnd she's still nowhere to be found.

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人嘛都有粗心的时候

rén ma dōu yǒu cū xīn de shí hòuWell, everyone has moments of carelessness.

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我呀也是因为粗心

wǒ ya yě shì yīn wèi cū xīnI was also careless,

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才把我家丫头给弄丢的

cái bǎ wǒ jiā yā tou gěi nòng diū dewhich is how I lost my girl.

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怎么能轻易地原谅自己呢

zěn me néng qīng yì dì yuán liàng zì jǐ nehow can you easily forgive yourself?

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下次还会丢的

xià cì hái huì diū deyou'll lose her again next time!

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你不是想看你父母案件的卷宗吗

nǐ bú shì xiǎng kàn nǐ fù mǔ àn jiàn de juàn zōng maDidn't you want to see the file on your parents' case?

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会不会给大人带来麻烦

huì bú huì gěi dà rén dài lái má fánnow that I'm looking into this, My Lord?

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有些字我不太认识

yǒu xiē zì wǒ bù tài rèn shíI don't know some of these characters.

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确实是被山贼所害

què shí shì bèi shān zéi suǒ hàiwere really killed by bandits.

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就算不是清风寨的人

jiù suàn bú shì qīng fēng zhài de rénEven if it wasn't the Qingfeng Stronghold,

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樊娘子日后有何打算

fán niáng zǐ rì hòu yǒu hé dǎ suànWhat are your plans for the future, Mrs. Fan?

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若是今后有什么需要我帮助的

ruò shì jīn hòu yǒu shén me xū yào wǒ bāng zhù deif you need my help in the future,

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多谢大人的真心相助

duō xiè dà rén de zhēn xīn xiāng zhùThank you for your sincere help, My Lord.

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为我赔付了十两银子

wèi wǒ péi fù le shí liǎng yín zipaid 10 taels of silver for me.