What Does "开刃必见血" (kāi rèn bì jiàn xuè) Mean?

kāi开rèn刃bì必jiàn见xuè血

it must draw blood when first sharpened.

HSK Vocabulary

必H5 见H1 血H4

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E28

Clip Timestamp

3:24

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	锻造凶兵	duàn zào xiōng bīng	when forging a deadly weapon,
2▶	开刃必见血	kāi rèn bì jiàn xuè	it must draw blood when first sharpened.
3	回火之后方能出炉	huí huǒ zhī hòu fāng néng chū lú	Only after tempering can it leave the furnace.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 7

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你真是让我们好找啊

nǐ zhēn shì ràng wǒ men hǎo zhǎo aYou were hard to find.

HSK 7

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小人欠侯爷一命

xiǎo rén qiàn hóu yé yī mìngI owe Your Lordship my life.

HSK 5

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如果有用得着赵某的地方

rú guǒ yǒu yòng dé zhe zhào mǒu de dì fāngIf you ever need me, Your Lordship,

HSK 5

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赵某自当肝脑涂地

zhào mǒu zì dāng gān nǎo tú dìI'll do anything for you.

HSK 1

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年前你来林安找本侯时

nián qián nǐ lái lín ān zhǎo běn hóu shíWhen you came to find me in Lin'an last year,

HSK 7

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小人也是身不由己

xiǎo rén yě shì shēn bù yóu jǐI had no choice.

HSK 4

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但幸而被侯爷给破了

dàn xìng ér bèi hóu yé gěi pò leBut luckily, Your Lordship foiled it,

HSK 7

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才没能让宵小有可乘之机

cái méi néng ràng xiāo xiǎo yǒu kě chéng zhī jīso the villains didn't succeed.

HSK 6

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当初你跟我说

dāng chū nǐ gēn wǒ shuōYou told me back then

HSK 7

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小人的母亲兰氏

xiǎo rén de mǔ qīn lán shìMy mother, Lan,

HSK 7

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曾是承德太子妃最得力的宫女

céng shì chéng dé tài zi fēi zuì dé lì de gōng nǚwas once Crown Princess Chengde's most trusted maid.

HSK 6

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后来到了年纪得幸出宫

hòu lái dào le nián jì dé xìng chū gōngLater, upon reaching a certain age, she was fortunate enough to leave the palace.

HSK 6

0:03s

表面上是嫁与家父

biǎo miàn shàng shì jià yǔ jiā fùOn the surface, she married my father,

HSK 7

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实则暗中帮承德太子妃

shí zé àn zhōng bāng chéng dé tài zi fēibut in secret, she helped Crown Princess Chengde

HSK 6

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打理宫外的产业

dǎ lǐ gōng wài de chǎn yèmanage her assets outside the palace.

HSK 5

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奴婢看这屋子里有点暗

nú bì kàn zhè wū zi lǐ yǒu diǎn ànI noticed it's a bit dark in here.

HSK 3

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要不要再为您点两盏灯

yào bù yào zài wèi nín diǎn liǎng zhǎn dēngShall I light two more lamps for you?

HSK 4

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东宫的那场大火

dōng gōng de nà chǎng dà huǒThe fire in the Eastern Palace

HSK 4

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家母也是大火之后

jiā mǔ yě shì dà huǒ zhī hòuMy mother only received the Crown Princess's letter

HSK 3

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才收到太子妃的亲笔信

cái shōu dào tài zi fēi de qīn bǐ xìnafter the fire.