兩害相權取其輕
See also: 两害相权取其轻
Chinese
editboth; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael |
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity |
each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually |
authority; power; right | to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch |
his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
light; easy; gentle light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral | ||
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trad. (兩害相權取其輕) | 兩 | 害 | 相 | 權 | 取 | 其 | 輕 | |
simp. (两害相权取其轻) | 两 | 害 | 相 | 权 | 取 | 其 | 轻 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liǎng hài siang cyuán cyǔ cí cing
- Wade–Giles: liang3 hai4 hsiang1 chʻüan2 chʻü3 chʻi2 chʻing1
- Yale: lyǎng hài syāng chywán chyǔ chí chīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leang hay shiang chyuan cheu chyi ching
- Palladius: лян хай сян цюань цюй ци цин (ljan xaj sjan cjuanʹ cjuj ci cin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xaɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: loeng5 hoi6 soeng1 kyun4 ceoi2 kei4 hing1
- Yale: léuhng hoih sēung kyùhn chéui kèih hīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: loeng5 hoi6 soeng1 kyn4 tsoey2 kei4 hing1
- Guangdong Romanization: lêng5 hoi6 sêng1 kün4 cêu2 kéi4 hing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lœːŋ¹³ hɔːi̯²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit兩害相權取其輕
- to choose the lesser of two evils
Categories:
- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Cantonese lemmas
- Chinese idioms
- Mandarin idioms
- Cantonese idioms
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- Chinese terms spelled with 兩
- Chinese terms spelled with 害
- Chinese terms spelled with 相
- Chinese terms spelled with 權
- Chinese terms spelled with 取
- Chinese terms spelled with 其
- Chinese terms spelled with 輕