scytale

From LSJ

κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils

Source

Latin > Chinese

scytale, es. f. :: 毒蛇名
scytale, es. f. :: 謎字之書信