What Does "北雁南飞" (běi yàn nán fēi) Mean?

běi北yàn雁nán南fēi飞

"When the northern geese fly south,

HSK Vocabulary

北H3 南H3 飞H2

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E35

Clip Timestamp

14:23

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	北雁南飞	běi yàn nán fēi	"when the northern geese fly south..."
2▶	北雁南飞	běi yàn nán fēi	"When the northern geese fly south,
3	遍地凤凰难下足	biàn dì fèng huáng nán xià zú	the phoenixes won't be able find a place to land."

More Clips From Episode

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算了多一事不如少一事

suàn le duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shìForget it. Let's not make trouble.

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多谢吴兄仗义执言

duō xiè wú xiōng zhàng yì zhí yánThank you for speaking up, Wu.

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如今也不知道何时能被圣上启用

rú jīn yě bù zhī dào hé shí néng bèi shèng shàng qǐ yòngWho knows when His Majesty will have use for us?

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外面今夕是何年了

wài miàn jīn xī shì hé nián letrack of time.

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京城的天是什么颜色

jīng chéng de tiān shì shén me yán sèI've almost forgotten what color

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宋兄也是读书人

sòng xiōng yě shì dú shū rénSong, you are a scholar too.

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为何要忍受他们的欺凌

wèi hé yào rěn shòu tā men de qī língWhy must you endure their bullying?

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一旦失去这来之不易的俸禄

yí dàn shī qù zhè lái zhī bù yì de fèng lùand lose this hard-earned salary,

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宋某便只能流落街头了

sòng mǒu biàn zhǐ néng liú luò jiē tóu leI will end up on the streets.

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自以为已是人中龙凤

zì yǐ wéi yǐ shì rén zhōng lóng fèngI thought I was one of a kind.

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真是应了那句

zhēn shì yīng le nà jùIt really confirms the saying,

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遍地凤凰难下足

biàn dì fèng huáng nán xià zúthe phoenixes won't be able find a place to land."

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日后必成大器

rì hòu bì chéng dà qìYou will surely achieve greatness.

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以前是个泥腿子

yǐ qián shì gè ní tuǐ ziused to be a peasant.

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为人粗鄙蛮横

wéi rén cū bǐ mán hèngShe is crude, unreasonable,

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宋兄才华冠绝京城

sòng xiōng cái huá guān jué jīng chéngSong's talent is unmatched in the Capital.

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恐怕是大材小用了

kǒng pà shì dà cái xiǎo yòng leis a waste of your talent.

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夫子云有教无类

fū zǐ yún yǒu jiào wú lèiConfucius said, "In education there should be no class distinction."

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见过大将军

jiàn guò dà jiāng jūnGreetings, General.

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宋司务深谙礼仪之事

sòng sī wù shēn ān lǐ yí zhī shìClerk Song is well-versed in etiquette.