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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这鱼好香啊

zhè yú hǎo xiāng aThis fish is really delicious.

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我昨夜睡不着去河边抓的

wǒ zuó yè shuì bù zhe qù hé biān zhuā deI couldn't sleep last night and caught it by the river.

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好香是姐夫烤的

hǎo xiāng shì jiě fū kǎo deIt's really good. Brother-in-Law grilled it.

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你怎么知道是姐夫烤的

nǐ zěn me zhī dào shì jiě fū kǎo deHow do you know it was he who grilled it?

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阿姐我想宝儿了

ā jiě wǒ xiǎng bǎo ér leSister, I miss Bao'er

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还有仙女姐姐

hái yǒu xiān nǚ jiě jiěand Fairy Sister.

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这味道好香啊

zhè wèi dào hǎo xiāng aWhat a wonderful smell.

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爷爷像画上的圣贤

yé yé xiàng huà shàng de shèng xiánElder, you look like a sage from a painting—

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像孔子庙里的石雕像

xiàng kǒng zi miào lǐ de shí diāo xiànglike one of the stone statues in Confucius' temple.

HSK 7

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大丫头是憨的

dà yā tou shì hān deYou two sisters—the older one's a bit simple and straightforward,

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小丫头嘴巴是甜的呀

xiǎo yā tou zuǐ bā shì tián de yawhile the younger one sure knows how to sweet-talk.

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让老头我好好看看你

ràng lǎo tóu wǒ hǎo hǎo kàn kàn nǐLet this old man take a good look at you.

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这丫头的福泽丰厚啊

zhè yā tou de fú zé fēng hòu aThis girl is truly blessed with great fortune.

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有你这阿姐护着她上半辈子

yǒu nǐ zhè ā jiě hù zhe tā shàng bàn bèi ziWith an older sister like you protecting her all these years,

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才有她下半辈子大福大贵啊

cái yǒu tā xià bàn bèi zi dà fú dà guì ashe's bound to have great fortune later in life.

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说她脸圆有福

shuō tā liǎn yuán yǒu fúHe said her round face is a sign of good luck.

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只希望你们说得都对

zhǐ xī wàng nǐ men shuō dé dōu duìI just hope you're both right,

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来让老头摸摸你

lái ràng lǎo tóu mō mō nǐCome on, let me feel your skull.

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往后的命格是太富贵了

wǎng hòu de mìng gé shì tài fù guì leholds too much wealth and honor.

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身子骨自然会弱些

shēn zi gǔ zì rán huì ruò xiēso she's naturally somewhat frail.