兩害相權取其輕
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See also: 两害相权取其轻
Chinese[edit]
both; 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]
Idiom[edit]
兩害相權取其輕
- to choose the lesser of two evils