What Does "本应以孝治天下" (běn yīng yǐ xiào zhì tiān xià) Mean?

běn本yīng应yǐ以xiào孝zhì治tiān天xià下

I should have governed the world with filial piety.

HSK Vocabulary

应H7 以H5 治H5 天下H6

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E40

Clip Timestamp

35:11

TMDB ID

292696

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	朕承天命统御万方	zhèn chéng tiān mìng tǒng yù wàn fāng	(Granted the Mandate of Heaven,) (I rule over all lands.)
2▶	本应以孝治天下	běn yīng yǐ xiào zhì tiān xià	I should have governed the world with filial piety.
3	然太后郭氏	rán tài hòu guō shì	However, Empress Dowager Guo,

More Clips From Episode

Total 157 clips (Page 6 of 8)

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这里山清水秀不好吗

zhè lǐ shān qīng shuǐ xiù bù hǎo maThe scenery here is beautiful. Isn't it nice?

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风景好有什么用啊你又看不见

fēng jǐng hǎo yǒu shén me yòng a nǐ yòu kàn bú jiànWhat's the use of beautiful scenery? You can't even see it.

HSK 1

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lái hē yào baHere, drink the medicine.

HSK 2

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郎中说你的眼睛会好的

láng zhōng shuō nǐ de yǎn jīng huì hǎo deThe physician said your eyes will recover.

到时候你就可以陪我一起看星星了

HSK 4

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到时候你就可以陪我一起看星星了

dào shí hòu nǐ jiù kě yǐ péi wǒ yì qǐ kàn xīng xīng leBy then, you can watch the stars with me.

HSK 4

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更有人耗尽一生气力

gèng yǒu rén hào jìn yī shēng qì lìSome exhaust their entire life's strength,

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在命运的迷宫中左突右冲

zài mìng yùn de mí gōng zhōng zuǒ tū yòu chōngdashing left and right in the maze of fate,

HSK 7

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却终究触不到那个所谓的圆满

què zhōng jiū chù bú dào nà ge suǒ wèi de yuán mǎnyet still never reaching (Vast as the Earth) that so-called fulfillment.

HSK 6

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shā fá jué duànI have been decisive and ruthless,

HSK 6

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nǐ yào gōng zhèngYou must be just.

HSK 7

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该如何裁决

gāi rú hé cái juéYou should

HSK 7

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就如何裁决

jiù rú hé cái juéjudge fairly.

HSK 4

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我是你的母亲

wǒ shì nǐ de mǔ qīnshow mercy

HSK 2

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就手下留情

jiù shǒu xià liú qíngjust because I am your mother.

HSK 1

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致知在格物

zhì zhī zài gé wùThe extension of knowledge lies in the investigation of things.

HSK 7

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也长不过人间那盏不肯熄灭的灯

yě zhǎng bù guò rén jiān nà zhǎn bù kěn xī miè de dēng(yet it can never outlast the lamp) (that never dims in human hearts.)

HSK 1

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我们都在无常里泅渡

wǒ men dōu zài wú cháng lǐ qiú dù(We all struggle to survive amidst the changes,)

HSK 7

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在命运的窄处辗转

zài mìng yùn de zhǎi chù zhǎn zhuǎn(wander in the narrow corner of fate,)

HSK 7

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在飘摇风雨中扎根

zài piāo yáo fēng yǔ zhōng zhā gēn(and take root like a plant in a storm.)

HSK 7

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yíng lái xīn shēng(and welcome a new life.)