How to say "退而求其次 经之以五事" (tuì ér qiú qí cì jīng zhī yǐ wǔ shì) in Chinese dialogue
退而求其次 经之以五事
"If that is not possible, one must resort to a secondary approach:
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LINE 0130:06
而应停战止戈的
“and that hostilities should therefore cease:”
LINE 0230:10
PLAYING SCENEtuì ér qiú qí cì jīng zhī yǐ wǔ shì退而求其次 经之以五事
“"If that is not possible, one must resort to a secondary approach:”
LINE 0330:13
xiào zhī yǐ jì ér suǒ qí qíng yī yuē dào èr yuē tiān sān yuē dì校之以计 而索其情 一曰道 二曰天 三曰地
“evaluate it through five factors and verify it through calculation to determine its true condition. First, the Way; second, Heaven; third, Earth;”
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