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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HSK 6

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字软得跟没骨头一样

zì ruǎn dé gēn méi gǔ tou yī yàngThe handwriting is weak and boneless.

HSK 1

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可以去见我娘亲吗

kě yǐ qù jiàn wǒ niáng qīn macan I go see my mother?

HSK 7

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都怎么说你爹的

dōu zěn me shuō nǐ diē desay about your father?

HSK 6

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爹爹是个大英雄

diē diē shì gè dà yīng xióngFather is a great hero.

HSK 7

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若是有一天宝儿被坏人抓走了

ruò shì yǒu yī tiān bǎo ér bèi huài rén zhuā zǒu leIf one day you're caught by bad guys,

HSK 3

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一定会有人问你爹爹是谁

yí dìng huì yǒu rén wèn nǐ diē diē shì shuíthere will surely be someone asking who your daddy is.

HSK 6

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你爹爹是个大英雄

nǐ diē diē shì gè dà yīng xióngyour daddy is a great hero.

HSK 7

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我爹真是个大英雄

wǒ diē zhēn shì gè dà yīng xióngMy dad really is a great hero?

HSK 4

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不过这么说能保命

bù guò zhè me shuō néng bǎo mìngBut saying this can save your life.

HSK 7

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一定要十足诚恳

yí dìng yào shí zú chéng kěnYou must be absolutely sincere

HSK 7

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这是你娘教你说的吧

zhè shì nǐ niáng jiào nǐ shuō de baYour mother taught you to say this, didn't she?

HSK 7

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我娘时常都是这么对我说的

wǒ niáng shí cháng dōu shì zhè me duì wǒ shuō deMy mother always tells me this.

HSK 3

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他他特别爱我们

tā tā tè bié ài wǒ menHe... he loves us very much.

HSK 2

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不不能经常来看我们

bù bù néng jīng cháng lái kàn wǒ menso he can't come to see us often.

HSK 6

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嘴里没有一句实话

zuǐ lǐ méi yǒu yī jù shí huàNot a word of truth comes out of your mouth.

HSK 7

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你娘是个大骗子

nǐ niáng shì gè dà piàn ziYour mother is a big liar,

HSK 6

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你是个小骗子

nǐ shì gè xiǎo piàn ziand you are a little liar.

HSK 6

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拖出去杖毙

tuō chū qù zhàng bìDrag her out and beat her to death.

HSK 1

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大公子饶命

dà gōng zi ráo mìngSpare me, Eldest Young Master!

HSK 2

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大公子我错了

dà gōng zi wǒ cuò leEldest Young Master, I was wrong!