What Does "老来了吃斋念佛" (lǎo lái le chī zhāi niàn fó) Mean?

lǎo老lái来le了chī吃zhāi斋niàn念fó佛

Only in my later years, through prayer and penance,

HSK Vocabulary

老H3 来H1 了H1

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E37

Clip Timestamp

30:40

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	本宫前半生杀戮太多	běn gōng qián bàn shēng shā lù tài duō	In the first half of my life, I spilled too much blood.
2▶	老来了吃斋念佛	lǎo lái le chī zhāi niàn fó	Only in my later years, through prayer and penance,
3	才保住我唯一的女儿	cái bǎo zhù wǒ wéi yī de nǚ ér	did I manage to preserve my only daughter!

More Clips From Episode

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下官先敬将军一杯

xià guān xiān jìng jiāng jūn yī bēiLet me propose a toast to you first, General.

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樊将军年少有为

fán jiāng jūn nián shào yǒu wéiGeneral Fan, you're young and promising,

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本官敬樊将军一杯

běn guān jìng fán jiāng jūn yī bēiAllow me to toast you as well, General.

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杀猪女肯定会出丑

shā zhū nǚ kěn dìng huì chū chǒuthat butcher woman will surely make a fool of herself.

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大公子为何还没到

dà gōng zi wèi hé hái méi dàoWhy hasn't the Eldest Young Master arrived yet?

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太傅听闻老师近日心疾复发

tài fù tīng wén lǎo shī jìn rì xīn jí fù fā[Action Through Inaction] Grand Tutor. I heard your heart condition has flared up recently, Master.

HSK 6

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杀猪女仗势欺人

shā zhū nǚ zhàng shì qī rénThat butcher woman throws her weight around—

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吾等苦不堪言啊

wú děng kǔ bù kān yán awe've suffered unbearably under her.

HSK 7

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我跟诸位饮上几杯

wǒ gēn zhū wèi yǐn shàng jǐ bēiI'll drink a few cups with you all.

HSK 7

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我再敬将军一杯

wǒ zài jìng jiāng jūn yī bēi-We must enjoy ourselves tonight. -Let me propose another toast to you.

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今日不是陛下赐宴于本侯吗

jīn rì bú shì bì xià cì yàn yú běn hóu maIsn't His Majesty hosting today's banquet in my honor?

HSK 1

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尔等是魏相门下

ěr děng shì wèi xiāng mén xiàYou all belong to Prime Minister Wei's faction,

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对簪花将军敬酒呢

duì zān huā jiāng jūn jìng jiǔ neoffering toasts only to the Flower-Crowned General?

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下官敬侯爷大胜而归

xià guān jìng hóu yé dà shèng ér guīAllow me to toast Your Lordship on your triumphant return.

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你我同殿为臣

nǐ wǒ tóng diàn wèi chénwe serve in the same court.

HSK 5

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边关调粮是你负责的吧

biān guān diào liáng shì nǐ fù zé de bayou were responsible for grain supplies to the border, right?

HSK 5

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险些导致霁州民乱

xiǎn xiē dǎo zhì jì zhōu mín luànYou nearly caused civil unrest in Jizhou.

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本侯还没问责于你

běn hóu hái méi wèn zé yú nǐI haven't held you accountable yet,

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先下去休息一下

xiān xià qù xiū xī yī xiàPlease step away and rest a moment.

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相爷就快要来了

xiāng yé jiù kuài yào lái le[Action Through Inaction] The Prime Minister will arrive shortly.