卡海德 / Karhide

卡海德 / Karhide is one of the two major nations on [[Gethen|格森星 / Gethen]] in [[TheLeftHandOfDarkness|《黑暗的左手》]]. In 36.黑暗的左手：流放与爱的未来往事, [[GenlyAi|金利·艾 / Genly Ai]] first tries to persuade Karhide’s king to join the [[Ekumen|艾库曼 / Ekumen]], but the mission fails amid court suspicion, gender disgust, and the removal of [[Estraven|伊斯特拉凡 / Estraven]].

The source describes Karhide as not simply a centralized monarchy. Its politics work through clans, court rivalry, indirect speech, pride, and Shifgrethor Political Face / 西弗格雷瑟式政治面子, while the border dispute with [[Orgoreyn|欧格瑞恩 / Orgoreyn]] lets Tayber mobilize Patriotism As Hatred / 以仇恨运作的爱国主义 against both Estraven and the neighboring state.

Connections

• [[TheLeftHandOfDarkness|《黑暗的左手》 / The Left Hand of Darkness]] - source novel.
• [[Gethen|格森星 / Gethen]] - planet.
• [[Orgoreyn|欧格瑞恩 / Orgoreyn]] - rival nation.
• Shifgrethor Political Face / 西弗格雷瑟式政治面子 and Patriotism As Hatred / 以仇恨运作的爱国主义 - concepts explaining the episode’s reading of Karhide politics.