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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这鱼好香啊

zhè yú hǎo xiāng aThis fish is really delicious.

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我昨夜睡不着去河边抓的

wǒ zuó yè shuì bù zhe qù hé biān zhuā deI couldn't sleep last night and caught it by the river.

HSK 4

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好香是姐夫烤的

hǎo xiāng shì jiě fū kǎo deIt's really good. Brother-in-Law grilled it.

HSK 4

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你怎么知道是姐夫烤的

nǐ zěn me zhī dào shì jiě fū kǎo deHow do you know it was he who grilled it?

HSK 1

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阿姐我想宝儿了

ā jiě wǒ xiǎng bǎo ér leSister, I miss Bao'er

HSK 7

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还有仙女姐姐

hái yǒu xiān nǚ jiě jiěand Fairy Sister.

HSK 4

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这味道好香啊

zhè wèi dào hǎo xiāng aWhat a wonderful smell.

HSK 7

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爷爷像画上的圣贤

yé yé xiàng huà shàng de shèng xiánElder, you look like a sage from a painting—

HSK 3

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像孔子庙里的石雕像

xiàng kǒng zi miào lǐ de shí diāo xiànglike one of the stone statues in Confucius' temple.

HSK 7

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大丫头是憨的

dà yā tou shì hān deYou two sisters—the older one's a bit simple and straightforward,

HSK 7

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小丫头嘴巴是甜的呀

xiǎo yā tou zuǐ bā shì tián de yawhile the younger one sure knows how to sweet-talk.

HSK 4

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让老头我好好看看你

ràng lǎo tóu wǒ hǎo hǎo kàn kàn nǐLet this old man take a good look at you.

HSK 7

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这丫头的福泽丰厚啊

zhè yā tou de fú zé fēng hòu aThis girl is truly blessed with great fortune.

HSK 7

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有你这阿姐护着她上半辈子

yǒu nǐ zhè ā jiě hù zhe tā shàng bàn bèi ziWith an older sister like you protecting her all these years,

HSK 2

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才有她下半辈子大福大贵啊

cái yǒu tā xià bàn bèi zi dà fú dà guì ashe's bound to have great fortune later in life.

HSK 5

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说她脸圆有福

shuō tā liǎn yuán yǒu fúHe said her round face is a sign of good luck.

HSK 2

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只希望你们说得都对

zhǐ xī wàng nǐ men shuō dé dōu duìI just hope you're both right,

HSK 2

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来让老头摸摸你

lái ràng lǎo tóu mō mō nǐCome on, let me feel your skull.

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往后的命格是太富贵了

wǎng hòu de mìng gé shì tài fù guì leholds too much wealth and honor.

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身子骨自然会弱些

shēn zi gǔ zì rán huì ruò xiēso she's naturally somewhat frail.