卡海德 / Karhide

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

• 《黑暗的左手》 / The Left Hand of Darkness - source novel.
• 格森星 / Gethen - planet.
• 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.