created sense approved 忠孝不能两全/忠孝不能兩全 · zhōngxiàobùnéngliǎngquán · loyalty and filial piety are incompatible — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
忠孝不能两全 / 忠孝不能兩全
zhōngxiàobùnéngliǎngquán
loyalty and filial piety are incompatible
Literally meaning one cannot satisfy the demands of both loyalty to the state and filial piety to one's parents at the same time; used when a person is forced to choose between duty to their country and duty to their family
忠孝 (literal) → 忠孝 · zhōngxiào · loyal and filial 不能 (literal) → 不能 · bùnéng · cannot 两全 (literal) → 两全/兩全 · liǎngquán · to satisfy both sides
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