weigh the pros and cons

weigh the pros and cons

In Chinese, the Pinyin is Ku í Q í ngdu ó L ǐ, which means to estimate and speculate according to emotion and reason. It's from Huainanzi · Bing luexun.

Notes on Idioms

Premier: estimate and guess; degree: guess.

The origin of Idioms

"Huainanzi · Bing Lue Xun" says: "those who can cure the five senses, those who can't be overestimated."

Analysis of Idioms

Be considerate and reasonable

Idiom usage

It's not strange to speculate according to emotion and reason. When Premier's emotion is ideal, there are some natural and human feelings. (Chapter 33 of biography of children heroes by Wen Kang in Qing Dynasty)