What Does "两害相较取其轻" (liǎng hài xiāng jiào qǔ qí qīng) Mean?

liǎng两hài害xiāng相jiào较qǔ取qí其qīng轻

to choose the lesser of two evils.

HSK Vocabulary

取H4 其H5 轻H4

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E28

Clip Timestamp

7:49

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	先生曾教过	xiān shēng céng jiào guò	Teacher once taught me
2▶	两害相较取其轻	liǎng hài xiāng jiào qǔ qí qīng	to choose the lesser of two evils.
3	询叔可以赌一下	xún shū kě yǐ dǔ yī xià	Mr. Xun, we can take a gamble.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 7

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你真是让我们好找啊

nǐ zhēn shì ràng wǒ men hǎo zhǎo aYou were hard to find.

HSK 7

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小人欠侯爷一命

xiǎo rén qiàn hóu yé yī mìngI owe Your Lordship my life.

HSK 5

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如果有用得着赵某的地方

rú guǒ yǒu yòng dé zhe zhào mǒu de dì fāngIf you ever need me, Your Lordship,

HSK 5

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赵某自当肝脑涂地

zhào mǒu zì dāng gān nǎo tú dìI'll do anything for you.

HSK 1

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年前你来林安找本侯时

nián qián nǐ lái lín ān zhǎo běn hóu shíWhen you came to find me in Lin'an last year,

HSK 7

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小人也是身不由己

xiǎo rén yě shì shēn bù yóu jǐI had no choice.

HSK 4

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但幸而被侯爷给破了

dàn xìng ér bèi hóu yé gěi pò leBut luckily, Your Lordship foiled it,

HSK 7

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才没能让宵小有可乘之机

cái méi néng ràng xiāo xiǎo yǒu kě chéng zhī jīso the villains didn't succeed.

HSK 6

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当初你跟我说

dāng chū nǐ gēn wǒ shuōYou told me back then

HSK 7

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小人的母亲兰氏

xiǎo rén de mǔ qīn lán shìMy mother, Lan,

HSK 7

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曾是承德太子妃最得力的宫女

céng shì chéng dé tài zi fēi zuì dé lì de gōng nǚwas once Crown Princess Chengde's most trusted maid.

HSK 6

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后来到了年纪得幸出宫

hòu lái dào le nián jì dé xìng chū gōngLater, upon reaching a certain age, she was fortunate enough to leave the palace.

HSK 6

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表面上是嫁与家父

biǎo miàn shàng shì jià yǔ jiā fùOn the surface, she married my father,

HSK 7

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实则暗中帮承德太子妃

shí zé àn zhōng bāng chéng dé tài zi fēibut in secret, she helped Crown Princess Chengde

HSK 6

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打理宫外的产业

dǎ lǐ gōng wài de chǎn yèmanage her assets outside the palace.

HSK 5

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奴婢看这屋子里有点暗

nú bì kàn zhè wū zi lǐ yǒu diǎn ànI noticed it's a bit dark in here.

HSK 3

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要不要再为您点两盏灯

yào bù yào zài wèi nín diǎn liǎng zhǎn dēngShall I light two more lamps for you?

HSK 4

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东宫的那场大火

dōng gōng de nà chǎng dà huǒThe fire in the Eastern Palace

HSK 4

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家母也是大火之后

jiā mǔ yě shì dà huǒ zhī hòuMy mother only received the Crown Princess's letter

HSK 3

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才收到太子妃的亲笔信

cái shōu dào tài zi fēi de qīn bǐ xìnafter the fire.