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.

More Clips From Episode

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等我回驿站带给大人

děng wǒ huí yì zhàn dài gěi dà rénI'll bring it to you when I go back.

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咱就不必打扰他老人家了

zán jiù bù bì dǎ rǎo tā lǎo rén jiā leLet's not bother him.

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长信王果然是撑不住了

zhǎng xìn wáng guǒ rán shì chēng bú zhù leLord Changxin indeed couldn't hold out

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长信王如果南下用兵的话

zhǎng xìn wáng rú guǒ nán xià yòng bīng de huàIf Lord Changxin sends troops south,

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必然会经过霸下

bì rán huì jīng guò bà xiàthey will inevitably pass through Baxia.

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是时候去见贺敬元了

shì shí hòu qù jiàn hè jìng yuán leIt's time to meet He Jingyuan.

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贺将军可带人在上游

hè jiāng jūn kě dài rén zài shàng yóuGeneral He, you can lead men upstream [Break the Enemy's Stronghold]

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隐秘处修建水坝

yǐn mì chù xiū jiàn shuǐ bà[Break the Enemy's Stronghold] to build a dam at a hidden location.

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若叛军中计而来的话

ruò pàn jūn zhòng jì ér lái de huàIf the rebel army falls for the trap,

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此计可解卢城之围

cǐ jì kě jiě lú chéng zhī wéiThis plan can relieve the siege of Lucheng.

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shuǐ yān zhī jìA flood attack?

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cǐ jì suī miàoIt is a brilliant plan,

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万一有个什么差池

wàn yī yǒu gè shén me chā chíWhat if something goes wrong?

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怕诡诈如随元青不会轻易上钩

pà guǐ zhà rú suí yuán qīng bú huì qīng yì shàng gōuI fear a crafty man like Sui Yuanqing won't take it.

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借谢某一千兵马

jiè xiè mǒu yī qiān bīng mǎbefore the main Yanzhou army arrives.

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yī qiān bīng mǎ1000 troops?

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屯有两万兵马呀

tún yǒu liǎng wàn bīng mǎ yastationed in Baxia?

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好老夫答应你

hǎo lǎo fū dā yìng nǐOkay. I agree.

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在此谢过贺将军

zài cǐ xiè guò hè jiāng jūnThank you, General He.

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如果能解卢城之围

rú guǒ néng jiě lú chéng zhī wéiIf we can relieve the siege of Lucheng