What Does "刚愎则众叛亲离" (gāng bì zé zhòng pàn qīn lí) Mean?

gāng刚bì愎 zé则zhòng众pàn叛qīn亲lí离

Stubbornness leads to betrayal.

HSK Vocabulary

刚H3 亲H5 离H2

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E23

Clip Timestamp

25:34

TMDB ID

292696

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	实无经纬之才	shí wú jīng wěi zhī cái	yet lacks true talent.
2▶	刚愎则众叛亲离	gāng bì zé zhòng pàn qīn lí	Stubbornness leads to betrayal.
3	狭隘则自绝于路不过是一冢中枯骨	xiá ài zé zì jué yú lù bù guò shì yī zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ	Narrow-mindedness brings one to a dead end. He is nothing but rotting bones in a tomb, bound for a swift end.

More Clips From Episode

Total 78 clips (Page 4 of 4)

HSK 6

0:03s

只要是心里认定了就要去做

zhǐ yào shì xīn lǐ rèn dìng le jiù yào qù zuòIf you make up your mind, you must go do it.

HSK 4

0:03s

可算找到您了你们怎么来了

kě suàn zhǎo dào nín le nǐ men zěn me lái leYour Highness, we've finally found you. Why are you here?

HSK 2

0:03s

您这么晚还没回府殿下都急坏了

nín zhè me wǎn hái méi huí fǔ diàn xià dōu jí huài leYou haven't returned this late. His Highness is so worried.

HSK 7

0:03s

你到底知不知道自己是何身份

nǐ dào dǐ zhī bù zhī dào zì jǐ shì hé shēn fènDo you even know who you are?

我以为经过这段时间相处你会明了我的心意

HSK 7

0:03s

我以为经过这段时间相处你会明了我的心意

wǒ yǐ wéi jīng guò zhè duàn shí jiān xiāng chǔ nǐ huì míng liǎo wǒ de xīn yìI thought after all this time together, you'd understand me.

HSK 5

0:03s

我不是个困在深宅中的女子

wǒ bú shì gè kùn zài shēn zhái zhōng de nǚ zǐI'm not a woman who's willing to be trapped in the mansion.

HSK 4

0:03s

你知道我下山另有目的

nǐ zhī dào wǒ xià shān lìng yǒu mù dìYou know I came down the mountain for some reason.

HSK 1

0:03s

早非一日之事

zǎo fēi yī rì zhī shìfor a long time.

HSK 4

0:03s

抱歉让你担心了

bào qiàn ràng nǐ dān xīn leI'm sorry for making you worry.

HSK 7

0:03s

shēng sǐ bù qìIn life and death, we shall not part.

HSK 7

0:03s

huò fú xiāng yīIn weal and woe, we shall be one.

HSK 4

0:03s

娘子真要热死人了

niáng zǐ zhēn yào rè sǐ rén leMy lady, it is really hot.

HSK 1

0:03s

我是喜欢上他了

wǒ shì xǐ huān shàng tā le(Qingshuang said I had fallen for him.)

HSK 3

0:03s

嗓子眼还是干得冒烟

sǎng zi yǎn hái shì gàn dé mào yān(My throat was still parched and burning.)

HSK 5

0:03s

可心口却像烧着团火

kě xīn kǒu què xiàng shāo zhe tuán huǒ- (Yet a fire burned in my chest,) - Let's go.

HSK 7

0:03s

鼻涕和眼泪都糊了一脸

bí tì hé yǎn lèi dōu hú le yī liǎnYour face got wet with snot and tears.

HSK 5

0:03s

我们年纪都小面都没见过两次

wǒ men nián jì dōu xiǎo miàn dōu méi jiàn guò liǎng cìBut we were just kids back then. Barely even knew each other.

HSK 7

0:03s

后来生了变故便失了联系了

hòu lái shēng le biàn gù biàn shī le lián xì leThings changed later, and we lost touch.