What Does "一屋扫不好何以扫天下" (yī wū sǎo bù hǎo hé yǐ sǎo tiān xià) Mean?

yī一wū屋sǎo扫bù不hǎo好 hé何yǐ以sǎo扫tiān天xià下

If you can't manage your own household, how can you manage the world?

HSK Vocabulary

一H1 扫H3 天下H6

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E4

Clip Timestamp

36:55

TMDB ID

261675

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	爷爷说了半天您在点我呢	yé yé shuō le bàn tiān nín zài diǎn wǒ ne	Grandpa, after all that, you're taking a jab at me.
2▶	一屋扫不好何以扫天下	yī wū sǎo bù hǎo hé yǐ sǎo tiān xià	If you can't manage your own household, how can you manage the world?
3	我处理家事纠纷的准则就是	wǒ chǔ lǐ jiā shì jiū fēn de zhǔn zé jiù shì	My approach to family disputes is

More Clips From Episode

Total 187 clips (Page 3 of 10)

HSK 4

0:03s

我妈做的就是香

wǒ mā zuò de jiù shì xiāngYou made it. It smells great.

HSK 3

0:03s

最近工作怎么样

zuì jìn gōng zuò zěn me yàngHow's work been lately?

HSK 6

0:03s

在家也摆出教授的样子来

zài jiā yě bǎi chū jiào shòu de yàng zi láiat home all day.

还能在路上想想工作的事行了行了

HSK 3

0:03s

还能在路上想想工作的事行了行了

hái néng zài lù shàng xiǎng xiǎng gōng zuò de shì xíng le xíng leI can even think about work on the way. Alright.

HSK 2

0:03s

今天就在家里住别走了

jīn tiān jiù zài jiā lǐ zhù bié zǒu leStay home tonight. Don't leave.

HSK 7

0:03s

跟你爸较什么劲呀

gēn nǐ bà jiào shén me jìn yaWhy argue with your dad?

HSK 7

0:03s

我也不是跟他较劲

wǒ yě bú shì gēn tā jiào jìnI'm not arguing with him.

HSK 1

0:03s

你看看你现在在家里边衣来伸手

nǐ kàn kàn nǐ xiàn zài zài jiā lǐ biān yī lái shēn shǒuLook at you now, at home,

HSK 7

0:03s

你妈妈把你伺候得是舒舒服服的

nǐ mā mā bǎ nǐ cì hòu dé shì shū shū fú fú deYour mom takes such good care of you, you're living comfortably.

HSK 7

0:03s

况且什么叫作达到我的要求

kuàng qiě shén me jiào zuò dá dào wǒ de yāo qiúBesides, what do you mean by meeting my expectations?

HSK 3

0:03s

对对对我觉得您说得特别对

duì duì duì wǒ jué de nín shuō dé tè bié duìRight. I think you're absolutely right.

HSK 4

0:03s

小笼包快醒了姐姐上班不能迟到

xiǎo lóng bāo kuài xǐng le jiě jiě shàng bān bù néng chí dàoXiaolongbao is about to wake up. I can't be late for work.

HSK 3

0:03s

太不容易了我们

tài bù róng yì le wǒ menThis is really not easy for us.

HSK 6

0:03s

小笼包这头发我们披着好不好

xiǎo lóng bāo zhè tóu fà wǒ men pī zhe hǎo bù hǎoXiaolongbao, let's leave your hair down, okay?

HSK 1

0:03s

早怎么还没好

zǎo zěn me hái méi hǎoMorning. Why aren't you ready yet?

HSK 6

0:03s

我给她扎头发呢这

wǒ gěi tā zhā tóu fà ne zhèI'm fixing her hair.

HSK 1

0:03s

我是不是说错什么了

wǒ shì bú shì shuō cuò shén me leDid I say something wrong?

HSK 6

0:03s

太平洋法官管这么宽

tài píng yáng fǎ guān guǎn zhè me kuānYou're the Pacific Ocean now, Judge Shen, meddling in everything?

HSK 7

0:03s

我跟我爸也不太对付

wǒ gēn wǒ bà yě bù tài duì fùI don't get along with my dad either.

HSK 5

0:03s

还讨论海鲜新不新鲜的问题

hái tǎo lùn hǎi xiān xīn bù xīn xiān de wèn tíwith someone who can't even afford a full meal.