兩害相權取其輕

See also: 两害相权取其轻

Chinese

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 something preceding it)
 
light; easy; gentle
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral
 
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

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liǎng hài xiāng quán qǔ qí qīng
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng5 hoi6 soeng1 kyun4 ceoi2 kei4 hing1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎng hài xiāng quán qǔ qí qīng
      • 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/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

兩害相權取其輕

  1. to choose the lesser of two evils
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