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 2

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您这是在找什么我帮您

nín zhè shì zài zhǎo shén me wǒ bāng nínWhat are you looking for? Let me help.

HSK 7

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此乃军事机密

cǐ nǎi jūn shì jī mìIt's a military secret.

HSK 1

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军师都四更天了

jūn shī dōu sì gèng tiān leCounselor, it's already past 1 a.m.

HSK 5

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您有伤在身早些歇息

nín yǒu shāng zài shēn zǎo xiē xiē xīYou're still injured. Please rest early.

HSK 6

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老祖宗留下的规矩

lǎo zǔ zōng liú xià de guī jǔThere's a rule left by our ancestors:

HSK 5

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开刃必见血

kāi rèn bì jiàn xuèit must draw blood when first sharpened.

HSK 4

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侯爷从来不信这种玄乎的东西

hóu yé cóng lái bù xìn zhè zhǒng xuán hū de dōng xīHis Lordship never believes in such superstition.

HSK 5

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小主子我们躲不了太久

xiǎo zhǔ zi wǒ men duǒ bù liǎo tài jiǔLittle Young Master, we won't be able to hide for much longer.

HSK 7

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若到了拼死一搏的地步

ruò dào le pīn sǐ yī bó de dì bùIf it comes down to a fight to the death,

HSK 1

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你看这官道上的车辙

nǐ kàn zhè guān dào shàng de chē zhéCheck out these ruts on this official road—

HSK 7

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分明是前方刚有大军经过

fēn míng shì qián fāng gāng yǒu dà jūn jīng guòthey clearly show that a sizable force just passed through ahead.

HSK 1

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你是说我们可以求援

nǐ shì shuō wǒ men kě yǐ qiú yuánYou mean we can ask for help?

HSK 5

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但万一刚过去的是随家军

dàn wàn yī gāng guò qù de shì suí jiā jūnBut what if it was the Sui Army that just passed?

HSK 1

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那岂不是自投罗网

nà qǐ bù shì zì tóu luó wǎngWouldn't that be walking right into their trap?

HSK 2

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小主子今年贵庚啊

xiǎo zhǔ zi jīn nián guì gēng aLittle Young Master, what's your age?

HSK 4

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原来你才是那个命定之人

yuán lái nǐ cái shì nà ge mìng dìng zhī rénSo you're the chosen one.

HSK 3

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你我可是死无葬身之地

nǐ wǒ kě shì sǐ wú zàng shēn zhī dìwe'll die without a burial place.

HSK 7

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而是去搬救兵去救我娘

ér shì qù bān jiù bīng qù jiù wǒ niángwe're going to fetch reinforcements to save my mother.

HSK 1

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是属下遵命

shì shǔ xià zūn mìngYes! Understood.

HSK 3

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中午了太阳早晒屁股了

zhōng wǔ le tài yáng zǎo shài pì gǔ leIt's already noon, rise and shine!