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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Source Media
TV Series
Season & Episode
S1 E17
Clip Timestamp
30:10
TMDB ID
239901
Conversation Context
| Line | Chinese | Pinyin | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 而应停战止戈的 | ér yīng tíng zhàn zhǐ gē de | and that hostilities should therefore cease: |
| 2▶ | 退而求其次 经之以五事 | tuì ér qiú qí cì jīng zhī yǐ wǔ shì | "If that is not possible, one must resort to a secondary approach: |
| 3 | 校之以计 而索其情 一曰道 二曰天 三曰地 | xiào zhī yǐ jì ér suǒ qí qíng yī yuē dào èr yuē tiān sān yuē dì | 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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yě bù dōu shì zhèng tǒng de xīn jìn yuàn shì banot all of them are proper newly admitted scholars anyway.
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wǒ guò qù gēn rén dǎ shēng zhāo hū yǒu shén me bù tuǒ maWhat's wrong with me going over to greet her?
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zài tā men nián qīng rén hái méi zhàn wěn jiǎo gēn zhī qiánBefore these young ones have firmly established themselves,
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chéng zhǔ zěn me yì diǎn yě bù jīng yà yaYour Excellency, why don't you seem surprised at all?
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tā gēn wǒ cí le guān xiāo yáo zì zài qù leHe resigned from office and went off to live freely and carefree.
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yě néng shěng qù zhā zhè xiē lǎo xué jiū de yǎn leIt also spares those old pedants the eyesore of him.
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gēn wǒ zài yì qǐ de shí hòu zǒng yào liáo bié rén newhenever you're with me, you always end up talking about others.
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nán dào nǐ jiù méi yǒu shén me huà xiǎng gēn wǒ shuō de maDon't you have anything you want to say to me?
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bù fù zhòng wàng jìn xīn jìn lì dì fǔ zuǒ chéng zhǔlive up to expectations, and wholeheartedly assist Your Excellency.
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nǐ shì zài yù qín gù zòng gù yì xì shuǎ wǒ ne shì baAre you deliberately playing hard to get and teasing me?
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chéng zhǔ jīn rì hǎo xiàng qí qí guài guài detoday Your Excellency seems rather strange.
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nǐ zěn me duì tā de míng cì jì de rú cǐ qīng chǔ aWhy do you remember his ranking so clearly?
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