What Does "都是儿媳管家不力" (dōu shì ér xí guǎn jiā bù lì) Mean?

dōu都shì是ér儿xí媳guǎn管jiā家bù不lì力

It's my failure as the household manager.

HSK Vocabulary

管家H7 不力H7

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E18

Clip Timestamp

11:47

TMDB ID

283952

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	今年人情往来走动又多了些	jīn nián rén qíng wǎng lái zǒu dòng yòu duō le xiē	Our social expenses this year have increased.
2▶	都是儿媳管家不力	dōu shì ér xí guǎn jiā bù lì	It's my failure as the household manager.
3	这不是你的错	zhè bú shì nǐ de cuò	It is not your fault.

More Clips From Episode

Total 247 clips (Page 8 of 13)

HSK 3

0:03s

这是又看上我们四房的银子了

zhè shì yòu kàn shàng wǒ men sì fáng de yín zi leSo they've set their eyes on our fourth branch's money.

HSK 7

0:03s

真是打得一手好算盘

zhēn shì dǎ dé yī shǒu hǎo suàn pánWhat a brilliant calculation.

HSK 4

0:03s

可惜他们遇上我了

kě xī tā men yù shàng wǒ leUnfortunately for them, they're dealing with me now.

HSK 7

0:03s

这可不是我仗势欺人哦

zhè kě bú shì wǒ zhàng shì qī rén óThis time, I'm not the one throwing my weight around.

HSK 3

0:03s

听说三爷过来了

tīng shuō sān yé guò lái le[Balanced as stars on a tripod] I heard Third Master came over.

HSK 5

0:03s

我立刻往回赶

wǒ lì kè wǎng huí gǎnI rushed back immediately,

HSK 4

0:03s

结果还是没赶上

jié guǒ hái shì méi gǎn shàngbut still didn't make it in time.

HSK 2

0:03s

徐二奶奶走了回去了回去了

xú èr nǎi nǎi zǒu le huí qù le huí qù leSecond Madam Xu has left? Yes, she has left.

HSK 1

0:03s

遇上什么喜事儿了

yù shàng shén me xǐ shì ér leDid something good happen?

HSK 6

0:03s

让您瞧出来了不是

ràng nín qiáo chū lái le bú shìYou noticed it, didn't you?

HSK 1

0:03s

是来给咱尧哥儿做媒的

shì lái gěi zán yáo gē ér zuò méi deShe came to be a matchmaker for Yao.

HSK 6

0:03s

人倒是一般

rén dǎo shì yì bānThey're average.

HSK 3

0:03s

我也觉得一般哪

wǒ yě jué de yì bān nǎI think so too.

HSK 3

0:03s

可徐二奶奶说了

kě xú èr nǎi nǎi shuō leBut Second Madam Xu said

HSK 3

0:03s

可是个全福人呐

kě shì gè quán fú rén nàis truly a woman of great fortune.

HSK 3

0:03s

除了这李大姑娘三十七岁上了

chú le zhè lǐ dà gū niáng sān shí qī suì shàng leBesides having Miss Li, she even had twins

HSK 2

0:03s

现下这快四十岁的人了

xiàn xià zhè kuài sì shí suì de rén leNow, nearing forty,

HSK 1

0:03s

生父生母还在

shēng fù shēng mǔ hái zàiboth her parents are still alive.

HSK 7

0:03s

是不是极有福气呀我寻思啊

shì bú shì jí yǒu fú qì ya wǒ xín sī aisn't she extremely blessed? I was thinking,

HSK 4

0:03s

尧哥儿也没个兄弟姊妹

yáo gē ér yě méi gè xiōng dì zǐ mèiYao doesn't have any siblings.