兩害相權取其輕

Chinese
 
both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael
 
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
 
each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
 authority; power; right
 
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
 
his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
 
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
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: liǎng hài xiāng quán qǔ qí qīng
      • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leang hay shiang chyuan cheu chyi ching
      • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎng hài siang cyuán cyǔ cí cing
      • IPA (key): /ljɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xaɪ̯⁵¹ ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

兩害相權取其輕

  1. to choose the lesser of two evils
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