What Does "适可而止才能深藏不露" (shì kě ér zhǐ cái néng shēn cáng bù lù) Mean?

shì适kě可ér而zhǐ止cái才néng能shēn深cáng藏bù不lù露

Knowing when to stop allows one to remain hidden.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E2

Clip Timestamp

20:43

TMDB ID

239901

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	若我真是贪心恐怕就不止这些了	ruò wǒ zhēn shì tān xīn kǒng pà jiù bù zhǐ zhè xiē le	If I were truly greedy, I could've earned much more than this.
2▶	适可而止才能深藏不露	shì kě ér zhǐ cái néng shēn cáng bù lù	Knowing when to stop allows one to remain hidden.
3	不过说到深藏不露	bù guò shuō dào shēn cáng bù lù	Speaking of remaining hidden,

More Clips From Episode

Total 110 clips (Page 1 of 6)

HSK 7

0:03s

双倍果然是聚云阁老大的作风啊

shuāng bèi guǒ rán shì jù yún gé lǎo dà de zuò fēng aDouble? Just expected of the boss of Juyun Pavilion.

HSK 7

0:03s

谁知他有何打算啊他就是

shuí zhī tā yǒu hé dǎ suàn a tā jiù shìWho knows what his real purpose is? So, he is

HSK 4

0:03s

我当出多少呢五百金

wǒ dāng chū duō shǎo ne wǔ bǎi jīnI thought you'd offer more. Five hundred taels of gold!

HSK 1

0:03s

还能再加点不五

hái néng zài jiā diǎn bù wǔCould you offer a higher bid? Five...

HSK 3

0:03s

十金十金的加

shí jīn shí jīn de jiāAdding ten gold taels at a time...

HSK 1

0:03s

你是来砸场子的吧一千二百金

nǐ shì lái zá chǎng zi de ba yī qiān èr bǎi jīnAre you here to mess with me? One thousand two hundred taels of gold!

看来今日是跟胡蝶姑娘有缘无分了

HSK 5

0:03s

看来今日是跟胡蝶姑娘有缘无分了

kàn lái jīn rì shì gēn hú dié gū niáng yǒu yuán wú fēn leI don't think Miss Hu Die and I are meant to meet up today.

HSK 3

0:03s

成人之美了不行不行不行

chéng rén zhī měi le bù xíng bù xíng bù xíngand let you have it. No, no, no.

HSK 7

0:03s

能甘心吗再加一点吧

néng gān xīn ma zài jiā yì diǎn baWon't it ache your heart to quit so soon? Raise the bid, please.

HSK 7

0:03s

我甘心的你再加一点嘛

wǒ gān xīn de nǐ zài jiā yì diǎn maNo, it won't. Just call a higher bid.

那要不你出一千二我出那十两怎么样

HSK 2

0:03s

那要不你出一千二我出那十两怎么样

nà yào bù nǐ chū yī qiān èr wǒ chū nà shí liǎng zěn me yàngHow about you offer 1,200 taels of gold and I pay an extra ten?

HSK 3

0:03s

我我又没那么多钱

wǒ wǒ yòu méi nà me duō qiánI-I don't have that much money.

HSK 5

0:03s

恭喜启炎公子

gōng xǐ qǐ yán gōng ziCongratulations, Young Master Qiyan!

HSK 4

0:03s

你怎么能让他骑在咱俩头上呢

nǐ zěn me néng ràng tā qí zài zán liǎ tóu shàng neHow can you let him walk all over us?

HSK 2

0:03s

给你三两帮我个忙三两

gěi nǐ sān liǎng bāng wǒ gè máng sān liǎngI'll pay you three taels to do me a favor. Three taels?

HSK 7

0:03s

你还真以为钱是万能的呀

nǐ hái zhēn yǐ wéi qián shì wàn néng de yaYou really think money can get you everything, huh?

HSK 7

0:03s

老大您不是音痴吗

lǎo dà nín bú shì yīn chī maBoss, aren't you tone-deaf?

HSK 5

0:03s

果然是名不虚传

guǒ rán shì míng bù xū chuánYou truly live up to your reputation.

HSK 2

0:03s

没听过但是听懂了

méi tīng guò dàn shì tīng dǒng leI've never heard it, but I know the meaning of it.

HSK 4

0:03s

你我都心知肚明就不必兜圈子了

nǐ wǒ dōu xīn zhī dù míng jiù bù bì dōu quān zi leYou and I both know the reason. Let's not beat around the bush.